Russia's War Against UkraineBBC: Crimea set to swap Big Macs for ‘Rusburgers’By BBC. Published July 1, 2014 at 6:04 pm RusBurger is going ahead in annexed peninsula, McDonalds closed its fast-food restaurants in Crimea. Photo by Kyivpost Russia's annexation of Crimea has had a knock-on effect on fast food in the area, it appears. Read the story here.