India, May 27 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he will not "roll out the red carpet" for McDonald's if it decides to return to the country, state-run TASS news agency reported.

McDonald's exited Russia in 2022 after Western sanctions were imposed on the country due to the war in Ukraine. The company sold its operations to a Russian investor who had been a franchise partner since 2015 and managed 25 restaurants across Siberia.

In a conversation with Oleg Paroyev, CEO of Russian fast-food chain 'Vkunso I Tochka' (Russian for 'Tasty and That's It'), Putin said, "They (McDonald's) put everyone in a difficult position, ran away, and now, if they want to come back, are we supposed to roll out the red carpet for them? Of cours...