Putin has his revenge!

[Mr. Mensch]

MOSCOW (Reuters) - McDonald's burgers and shakes may become the latest victims of worsening ties between Moscow and Washington after a Russian consumer watchdog agency accused the U.S. chain of sanitary violations.
McDonald's Corp , which opened its first Russian restaurant in Moscow in 1990, became an iconic symbol of flourishing American capitalism during the fall of the Soviet Union.
But its Golden Arches may be in the Kremlin's crosshairs as ties between Moscow and Washington have fallen to their lowest point since the end of the Cold War with consecutive rounds of U.S. sanctions over Russia's role in the Ukraine crisis.
"We have identified violations which put the product quality and safety of the entire McDonald's chain in doubt," Anna Popova, the watchdog's head and Russia's chief sanitary inspector, was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying.

http://news.yahoo.com/russian-consum...4--sector.html

That will teach Obama to impose sanctions on Putin's cronies!

[Green Arrow]

They are going to either improve McDonalds or get rid of it, I hope.

[texan]

Lol!

[Common Sense]

Mmmmm McStroganov....

[sachem]

[waltky]

Putin wins with no bona fide competition...

Putin’s landslide victory lacked ‘genuine competition,’ international observers say
Mar 19, 2018 - International election observers say Russia’s presidential vote was conducted in an orderly fashion but lacked genuine competition.

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s observer mission noted that Sunday’s vote in which Russian President Vladimir Putin won in a landslide “took place in an overly controlled legal and political environment marked by continued pressure on critical voices.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to take part in a March rally to support his bid in the upcoming presidential election, at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia.

It said Monday that Russia’s Central Election Commission “administered the election efficiently and openly” and noted that “after intense efforts to promote turnout, citizens voted in significant numbers.”


Observers added, however, that “restrictions on the fundamental freedoms of assembly, association and expression, as well as on candidate registration, have limited the space for political engagement and resulted in a lack of genuine competition.”


https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/p...-observers-say