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The departure of these companies was a psychological blow to Russians who had become used to the comforts of Western-style consumer culture.

Crowds in Moscow welcomed a new coffee chain that replaced Starbucks after the Seattle-based company pulled out of Russia over the war in Ukraine.

Stars Coffee replaces Starbucks after the US chain pulled out over the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The logo for Stars Coffee in Moscow is almost identical to the Starbucks mermaid, known for her flowing hair, enigmatic smile and star atop her head.

Instead of a Starbucks crown, the Stars Coffee mermaid wears a Russian headdress called a kokoshnik.

After Starbucks closed its coffee shops in Russia amid the countrys invasion of Ukraine, a nearly identical operation is opening in the capital.

MOSCOW (AP) — People in Moscow who were disappointed when Starbucks closed its coffee shops after Russia sent troops into Ukraine may now feel a caffeine jolt of hope: A nearly identical operation is opening in the capital.

Seattle-based Starbucks was one of the most visible of the wave of foreign companies that pulled out of Russia in response to Russias war in Ukraine. Local entrepreneurs now reopened the closed stores under a new name.

The menu, judging by the company app introduced a day before the store's formal opening Friday, would look familiar to any Starbucks customer.

After the U.S. company left Russia in the wake of Russia's military operation in Ukraine, entrepreneurs who bought the assets are opening shops in former Starbucks locations this week.