LONDON (Reuters) -McDonald's Corp and Starbucks Corp are temporarily closing hundreds of restaurants in Russia, with Coca-Cola and Pepsi among the latest Western companies to pause operations in the country after it moved troops into Ukraine.

Ukraine has urged cloud-computing and software giants including Microsoft Corp and SAP SE to cut off Russia to stop Moscow's invasion. Here's what's at stake.

PepsiCo Inc is exploring options for its Russian business, including writing off the value of the division, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

(Reuters) -Unilever on Tuesday became the first major European food company to stop imports and exports out of Russia after the country's invasion of Ukraine.

Europe's economy is likely already in a recession as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the U.S. economy may not be far behind, which will likely prompt companies and consumers to look toward technology to lower costs, star stock picker Cathie Wood of Ark Invest said in a webinar on Tuesday.

LONDON (Reuters) -McDonald's Corp said on Tuesday it would temporarily close its restaurants in Russia, becoming the latest Western company to pause all operations in the country after it moved troops into Ukraine.