Arthur Greene
Isitolo esidayisa ukudla okusheshayo saseMelika i-McDonald’s simise ukusebenza e-Russia, silandela ezinyathelweni zezinye izitolo ezinkulu i-Starbucks nezinye izinkampani zeziphuzo ezibandayo i-Coca-Cola ne-Pepsi.
Ohulumeni baseMelika nase-UK bamemezele ukuthi bahlela ukuqeda ngokuphelele ukuthengiswa kukawoyela ovela e-Russia ngenxa yokuhlasela izwe lase-Ukraine.
I-McDonald’s izovala okwesikhashana zonke izindawo zokudlela ezingu-847 e-Russia, okuyilapho i-Coca-Cola ne-Pepsi zizoyeka ukuthengisa iziphuzo zabo khona.
Ukuvalwa kwe-McDonald’s kukhombisa ukuphela okuphelele kobudlelwane phakathi kwe-Russia namazwe aseNtshonalanga. Esinye sezithombe ezidume kakhulu zokuphela kwempi yomshoshaphansi kwakungabahambi bendawo yokudlela yase-Soviet ababenza i-Big Mac ngesikhathi i-McDonald’s ivula okokuqala ngonyaka ka-1990.
Le nkampani izozuza kakhulu esinqumweni sayo, njengoba cishe u-9% wezinto ezithengiswayo njengamanje zivela e-Russia.
Lokho akulutho, nokho, uma kuqhathaniswa nomonakalo owenziwe umnotho wase-Russia kusukela uPutin ememezele isinqumo sakhe sokuthumela amasosha e-Ukraine.
Isimemezelo sikaMengameli waseMelika uJoe Biden sokuthi iMelika izomisa konke ukuthengwa kukawoyela e-Russia kuzoba nomthelela omubi emnothweni wezwe.
“Uwoyela wase-Russia ngeke usamukeleka ezindaweni zaseMelika futhi abantu baseMelika bazobhekana nelinye igalelo elinamandla empini kaPutin,” kusho uBiden ngoLwesibili.
UNdunankulu uBoris Johnson kamuva wamemezela ukuthi i-UK izohambisana nokuvinjelwa kweMelika.
Nakuba la mazwe womabili enza cishe amaphesenti ayishumi kuphela wokuthunyelwa kukawoyela wase-Russia, ukuduba kwawo kusazoba nomthelela omkhulu emnothweni wayo, oncike ekuthunyelweni kukawoyela.
UMengameli wase-Ukraine uVolodymyr Zelensky ubhale ku-Twitter ukubonga kwakhe ngoLwesibili ebusuku: “Sibonga kakhulu iMelika kanye nobuholi bukaMengameli ngokushawa inhliziyo ngalempi kaPutin yokulwa nokuvinjelwa kukawoyela, igesi namalahle emakethe yaseMelika. Ngikhuthaza amanye amazwe nabaholi ukuthi balandele izinyathelo zenu”.