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> Companies either pulled out because they were legally obligated (That's what sanctions are)

AFAIK, there were no sanctions regarding multinational corporations. McDonalds etc. were not legally obligated to pull out.



Yes, that's for publicity.

Renault has signed a deal where they sell the AvtoVAZ factory to Russian state but can buy back in the next 6 years and are in the meantime giving AvtoVAZ designs of new Renault models and assistance with getting parts for clones from more Russian-friendly countries.

McDonalds definitely feels like they're doing something similar but in a more covert way. Ate there in Moscow yesterday. They have a new logo, Big Mac is missing from menu (trademark negotiations probably?), but other than that I assure you they're re-open.




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