and as for western sanctions and global brands leaving russia, we are very tough people you can t scare us. then the very first mcdonald s restaurant opened right here 32 years ago, that was a hugely powerful symbol, a symbol of russia embracing western culture, western ideas, western food. what s happening here today with the departure of mcdonald s and its russian replacement, that s a symbol too, but a symbol of how russia and the west are now moving apart. over in the kremlin, no burgers but a hefty serving of patriotism. at a ceremony vladimir putin called on russians to devote themselves to the motherland, but he will know that western sanctions are having an impact. here s one example. russian tv reports that due to sanctions russian car makers can t import key components, so the new lada s being made without any airbags or an anti lock braking system. taxi driver nikita thinks the russian economy is in for a bumpy ride. the prices in roubles, they became ridiculou
hello, this is bbc news. i m shaun ley. the headlines. the family of former british soldier jordan gatley say he s been killed fighting for the ukrainian armed forces in the eastern city of severodonetsk. ministers order a review into whether a 5 pence cut in fuel duty is being passed on quickly enough to drivers. it s horrendous. i don t know how people are going to survive. i rely on my car all the time, and it s a huge cost to everybody. it comes as a leading business group tells the bbc they believe households in the uk will go into recession this year. disability campaigners are taking legal action against the government for not backing a recommendation from the grenfell tower inquiry to give vulnerable residents of high rise buildings personal fire evacuation plans. voting ends in most of france in an election to decide whether emmanuel macron can continue governing with a majority in the national assembly. and queen elizabeth the second becomes the world s second lon