Trump Burger, which opened in the city of Krasnoyarsk in
December, is trying to cash in on the buzz around Trump, who
reaffirmed his wish to improve chilly Russian-U.S. ties during
his meeting on Monday in Helsinki with President Putin.
The walls of the burger joint are decorated with paintings of
the U.S. president while its signature dishes include a Trump
Burger with bacon and a Melania chicken burger named after U.S.
First Lady Melania Trump.
"Demand is really not bad for a restaurant that opened just
recently," manager Igor Vinogradov told Reuters.
However, inebriated Russian customers who have no great liking
for the United States - Russia's traditional rival on the global
stage - have occasionally taken umbrage at the cafe's theme and
behaved rowdily, he added, without elaborating.
There were celebrations in Russia after Trump won the 2016
presidential election as he had called on the campaign trail for
improved relations with Moscow and had praised Putin.
At Monday's summit, Trump stunned the world by casting doubt on
the conclusions of U.S. intelligence agencies that Moscow had
meddled in the 2016 election. Trump also praised Putin's "strong
and powerful" denial of any Russian meddling.
(Reporting by Ilya Naymushin; Writing by Tom Balmforth; Editing
by Gareth Jones)
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