but ... aren't McDonalds still operating in Russia? Their supplier and distributors were all still in place; they just ... change the name and no longer have to pay franchise fees, right?

Also fuck McDonalds. I got fired from their insane marketing contractor who expected 80+ hour work weeks for their stupid fucking Monopoly game backend services and I've never eaten that shit since. McDonalds can go rot in hell.

Ukrainians worshiping it is ... symbolistic perfection.