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Russian courts uphold closing of three McDonalds

Russian courts have upheld the temporary closure of McDonalds' three units in Moscow.

August 29, 2014

Russian courts have upheld the temporary closure of McDonalds' three units in Moscow, according to Yahoo! Finance.

The restaurants were ordered closed by the Rospotrebnadzor, the Russian consumer safety agency, for alleged violations of sanitary rules. The stores have been ordered shut down for a minimum of 90 days.

The agency has shut down a total of six McDonalds this month.

Some analysts believe that these closures come in the wake of intense tension between Moscow and Washington. They are of the opinion that restrictions imposed by the U.S. on Russia that hit the nation’s largest oil producer, Rosneft, and other energy, financial and defense firms could have prompted these inspections by Russia.