McDonald’s, KFC and other big US fast food brands are likely bracing themselves for a politically driven backlash in Russia, restaurant industry watchers said. In the past when tensions have flared over Ukraine, Russia has closed certain McDonald’s outlets in the country, claiming “sanitary violations.” The country’s officials could act in such a way again if anti-American sentiment deepens over the war in Ukraine. Last week, McDonald’s investor relations disclosed that it owns the vast majority of the 847 McDonald’s […]