KFC and Pizza Hut owner and Heineken pause business in Russia

Mothercare and Universal Music also among latest round of firms to halt operations after invasion of Ukraine

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The owner of KFC and Pizza Hut, along with Mothercare, Heineken and Universal Music Group, have become the latest companies to pause business in Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

After a number of major western brands, including McDonald's, Starbucks, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, bowed to public pressure and suspended operations in Russia, the Kentucky-based Yum! Brands followed suit.