Putin may re-open McDonald's in Russia by lifting trademark restrictions: report

[TheBlackAdder]

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On Tuesday, McDonald's announced it would close all of it's 847 locations in Russia, but would continue to pay its 62,000 employees, after Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine.

But that could change.

"Russia has effectively legalized patent theft from anyone affiliated with countries “unfriendly” to it, declaring that unauthorized use will not be compensated. The decree, issued this week, illustrates the economic war waged around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as the West levies sanctions and pulls away from Russia’s huge oil and gas industry. Russian officials have also raised the possibility of lifting restrictions on some trademarks, according to state media, which could allow continued use of brands such as McDonald’s that are withdrawing from Russia in droves," The Post reported.

https://www.rawstory.com/russia-mcdonalds-trademark-intellectual-property/

Well, like that's not going to backfire.

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[Hoyt]

1. They are really desperate. Will they serve vodka and wild boar in McPutin's.

[Celerity]

10. Boom Boar Burger

https://www.mushroomcouncil.org/foodservice_recipes/boom-boar-burger/



This Boom Boar Burger, a winner of our 2016 Blended Burger Project™, tops its wild boar, sweet tamari, and mushroom blended burger with picked red onions, crispy mustard greens, and Sriracha vinaigrette.




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[Hoyt]

13. I'm a picky eater, but I'd try that without any sauce and definitely no mayonnaise.

[Blue Owl]

2. Prepare for a Big Mac Attack

[Kittycatkat]

3. LMFAO

[Wingus Dingus]

4. I'm sure it will be great, just like all the other great things that

have come out of Russia in the last 100 or so years.

[sheshe2]

5. They are bombing hospitals.

Maternity hospitals killing women and babies.

They are killing citizens and their homes and Putin is concerned about McDonalds?

[Enter stage left]

6. Oh yeah...I can hardly wait to order a quarter pound yak burger,

[TheBlackAdder]

11. Da, our rat burgers made with real Russian Blue rat.

[Deuxcents]

7. Right...the customers will never notice

When the inventory runs out n Putin’s surprise is on the menu.

[SunSeeker]

17. Right? My husband tried Russian ketchup once. Said it was is nasty.

Can't imagine them getting any of the other ingredients right...not that McDonald's is haute cuisine.

[CrackityJones75]

27. Fast food is what it is but

Fast food is what it is but one thing they do amazingly well is consistency and avoiding food poisoning issues. At least when compared with the amount of product they produce. Will McPutins be able to rise to that? Doubtable.

[Buns_of_Fire]

8. Pootie will need some top-notch executive talent to pull that off.

I suggest he recruit his BFF Donwuld and that thing attached to his butt (Nunes) to run things for him.

[ColinC]

9. Damn they really are going back to the soviet union...

[Historic NY]

12. Where will they get the special sauce?

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[dchill]

14. "Soylent Green is people!"

[RockRaven]

15. It's not the hamburgers, stupid.

It the free exchange with the West, full stop. This will mollify almost none of the discontents.

[Sneederbunk]

16. I knew it. Putin is the Hamburglar.

[CrackityJones75]

28. or Hamberdler.

[Blue Owl]

31. Ruble Ruble

[roamer65]

18. In about 6 months, Putler is going be dealing with the breakup of the Russian Federation.

There is one way out of the sanctions for certain regions of the RF.

Secession.

It will start in Kaliningrad (Konigsberg). I read recently about rumblings of secession there.

McDonald’s is the least of this worries now.

[Metaphorical]

23. Yes, the RF will collapse, but ...

The Russians will not give up Kaliningrad. Without it, their nearest port to the Baltic Sea (and hence the North Sea) is all the way up in St. Petersburg, which is barely navigable in the winter.

I see the collapse from East to West. With the ruble in free fall, I can see everything East of the Ural mountains eventually breaking away into what I predict will become Chinese Russia. Kumchatka, Orkhust, the Chinese hugging Oblasts north of Mongolia, all of them would likely become Chinese protectorates. I think the -stans will be next, and they will likely ally with Iran. They've already told Putin that they have no interest participating in his folly.

[Swede]

19. That'll freeze all investment into Russia.

Putin ain't no brain scientist.

[Texaswitchy]

20. Their money will be totally worth less soon.

How much for a Big Mac if they can find meat.

[uponit7771]

26. +1, I give it two months before people are starting to feel the hunger. Its still a long time for

... UKR but if they can hold out that long RU is going wither up from the inside.

There are 2 - 300 jobs that are going to be affected now because of western corps pulling out and a lot of them are Moscow centered.

Putrid is NOT going to be able to hid the impact of sanctions to their society like NK or Venezuela

[C Moon]

21. If tfg is ever going to revisit Russia, McDonalds is a must.

[BigmanPigman]

22. Good, do it you mother fucker, DO IT!

Big whoop! Putin is a lame assed loser and this shows it. He really is a ball-less wonder. We are a zillion times more....more everything. As far as the economy and military goes, Russia is a big, fat ZERO! Putin knows it and he has been acting like a macho man/dictator trying to instill fear with nuclear weapons. What a bunch of BS. He is saber rattling and he has a lot more to lose than all the other countries. Oooohhhh, we are so scared of Puty for the last 25 years. Ooooooohhhh, we are shaking in our boots. What crap!

[Hassin Bin Sober]

24. Good luck getting the ice cream machine to work.

He has a better chance at cracking our encrypted communications.

[uponit7771]

25. K&R, McD getting shut down is ***HUGE*** in Russian news. People don't realize how shocking

... that is to Russian society for this well known western food chain to call it quits there.

[TheBlackAdder]

29. Putin can hide a bunch of shit, but when Western shops close up, citizens will notice and wonder why

[uponit7771]

30. Read Pravda and Tass for a second and the prop is "those business's will return cause they want

... Russian money" these guys are in for a shock by the end of April when things come to a halt.

This halt will take a second because there are still weeks of supplies still in Russia and steady percurrent isn't something Putrid planned for ... they never planned for hitting this hard this fast.

They're highlighting for instance Toyota and Lexus still in operations in the country as a plus but that's one company.

They do admit there are companies pulling out but down play it as mentioned above.

Another thing I notice is the FAUX News level of bullshit that is in RU news, it's FUCKIN SCARY as the make unsourced claims and quotes with no credible sources to them and taking words out of context OPENLY to say something else.

FAUX is scary, I pray we can do something about their bullshit here in the US

[BumRushDaShow]

33. "They're highlighting for instance Toyota and Lexus still in operations in the country"

These companies are pulling out of Russia over invasion of Ukraine

KELVIN CHAN, AP Business Writer
March 7, 2022 Updated: March 7, 2022 1:14 p.m.

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Automakers halt production

Companies in other industries, including automakers, signaled they're staying out of the Russian market either out of concern for Ukraine or to comply with Western sanctions.

Toyota is halting production at its St. Petersburg plant that makes RAV4 and Camry models starting Friday because of supply chain disruptions, saying it was watching events “with great concern for the safety of the people of Ukraine.”

Mercedes-Benz suspended vehicle exports to Russia and manufacturing there. Volkswagen Group, which also owns Porsche and Audi, did the same, saying it believes a “sustainable solution to the conflict can only be found on the basis of international law."

Volvo Cars said it stopped deliveries because of “potential risks associated with trading material with Russia," citing Western sanctions. Ford suspended operations.

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https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/companies-pulling-out-of-Russia-list-16983812.php

*note how Toyota worded that

[uponit7771]

34. This line, " because of supply chain disruptions.." is what they highlight on Pravda as an example

... of western "fake news" because they didn't say they would stop everything.

It's a slanted FAUX news way of highlighting edge cases as the whole picture.

I do understand companies are wanting to hedge as much as possible because WHEN this thing is over they want to go back to that market.

Its good that they found "supply chain" to be their reasoning because it dissolves them of direct connection.

[BumRushDaShow]

35. Exactly

You have this bad situation where suddenly, Putin made a decision to burn every bridge that Russia had developed over the past 30 years and I think most of the world is scratching their heads as to how respond in a way so that one day... they can pick up that market again in the future, sans-Putin.

The world had to deal with something similar regarding the U.S. between Jan 20, 2017 - Jan. 20, 2021, where the whiplash was fierce. But in Russia's case, they really don't have a popular vote system and it was obvious that Putin had positioned himself as a "ruler for life".

[alphafemale]

32. They may be able to produce something in the kichens

But they won't be getting the McDonald's products.

[Texaswitchy]

36. Rat and maybe pork burgers.

Any wild pigs running around over there.

Rabbit burgers.