Well, considering that picture covers up their license plate, my gut reaction is it was placed there by another party as a gag.
Your article headline mentions 10 stores (and appears to no longer be an active link for whatever reason). Todays news all references something in the range of 800+ stores closing. While I’m sure Putin gives no shits about McDonalds closing, it obviously isn’t as simple as “somebody inherits a fast food restaurant”. There’s an entire supply chain and organizational structure that’s gone, plus McDonalds is claiming “temporarily” closed, so those locations may just sit idle for now. I’m not necessarily a fan because something like this ONLY impacts the poor people in Russia (and mostly only in more developed or urban areas where they are more likely to have McDonalds). On the other hand, it should be yet another sign to the Russian people that something is “off” with the story their government is telling them. I guess the more this stuff piles on, you hope the people figure it out. McDonalds leaving is a symbolic gesture, but as symbolic moves go, it’s a pretty good one.
The Man Who Sold Ukraine This is a good read. I had not heard of this author. His bio "about us" is very interesting.
So Poland swaps MIGs for new jets from the US. US gives Poland MIGs to Ukraine? Statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland in connection with the statement by the US Secretary of State on providing airplanes to Ukraine - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Poland - Gov.pl website
Blaiming Zelensky for stuff that happened in Ukraine 8 years ago when he was just elected 3 years ago. Not good. Russian propaganda.
Yeah, but he was playing the President of Ukraine on a TV show back then (this is actually true), which is almost the same.
That’s an odd way of doing it. I guess the poles were afraid of directly delivering them or something. So… how to the planes actually get delivered into the hands of Ukrainian Air Force from there?
I posted in #3557 a link as to why this doesn't matter to Putin and is a boon to anyone operating a Mc'Donalds there today. Here's the link to the PDF in case you missed it. Not only has Mc'Donalds given up the stores I see no reason why they haven't lost or given up control of their production facility as well. Global marketing strategies of Mcdonald’s Corporation (with Reference to India and Russia) Per this news article Mc'Donalds has 847 locations in Russia McDonald's, a Rare Holdout in Russia, Has Been Mum on Its Plans Read more at: McDonald's, a Rare Holdout in Russia, Has Been Mum on Its Plans
Solution? If you had asked me a couple months ago, I'd say to compromise with Russia. Tell Ukraine that NATO is a no go, but we'll expand trade ties, support you economically, politically, and militarily, and keep the EU membership talks alive. In this situation we'd look for a better timing, perhaps when Russia does not have a leader with the political capital to wage war, for further gains. Now? We're in a war. In a war the solution is either win or lose. You're looking at the solution right now, which is to admit defeat while imposing as much cost on Russia as possible. Putin won't live forever, and when he passes the torch it'll be a convenient excuse for everyone to go back to business as usual (to whatever extent possible) while implementing a new scheme.
I Love the way you apparently dismiss so offhandedly the dead and turn the race card. Good job. The rest of your post was well done. The self sufficiency part is lost on Many
Apparently they are being sent to Ramstein AB in Germany. Why is the question? They apparently will be swapped for F16 and F15s. The US, NATO and Poland have been hosting regular exercise and exchanges in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary.
