Starbucks to exit Russia after nearly 15 years
Moscow (The Times Groupe)- Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) announced on Monday it is leaving the Russian market after nearly 15 years. The coffee chain joins McDonald's Corp (MCD.N) in marking the end of some of the top Western brands in the country.
Russia to shut off gas to Finland from Saturday: Gasum
Helsinki (The Times Groupe)- Russia may have made its first retaliatory move against Finland after Helsinki officially applied to join NATO.
UK sanctions Russian airlines to prevent them selling landing slots
London (The Times Groupe)- The British government today announced new sanctions against the Russian airline sector to prevent state-owned Aeroflot, Ural Airlines and Rossiya Airlines from selling unused landing slots at British airports.