SIMFEROPOL, Crimea - The McDonald's in the coastal city of Yalta used to be one of the busiest restaurants on the waterfront. It now stands closed "due to circumstances beyond our control," according to a chewed-up note on the door. While the Golden Arches stay dark, Russian flags top nearby buildings.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
NBC News: Crimea one year after Russia referendum is isolated from world (VIDEO)
A man covered with a Russian flag takes part in a rally marking the one-year anniversary of Crimea voting to leave Ukraine and join the Russian state in central Simferopol on March 16, 2015.
