(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 21, 2014, people sit on the terrace of a closed McDonald's restaurant, the first to be opened in the Soviet Union in 1990 in Moscow. - American fast-food giant McDonald's will exit the Russian market and sell its business in the increasingly isolated country, the company said May 16, 2022. In a statement McDonald's said: "After more than 30 years of operations in the country, McDonald's Corporation announced it will exit the Russian market and has initiated a process to sell its Russian business. Many Western businesses have pulled out of Russia since its invasion of Ukraine in February. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP)