I would not underestimate how critical influence is.
Influence / knowledge how to operate big chains,.how to organize supplier how to do marketing etc.
If you are a smart modern person speaking English also makes it easier for you to stay in your country when you have appropriate job opportunities and a ecosystem which feels adequate.
It's not that I would miss McDonald's if it would disappear were I live bit if a lot more does, I would probably want to migrate away.
I think this is a bad sign for Russia. And IF they are able to recreate what they already had, it will take time and be costly.
Independent if there is already an existing solution?
A project is trying to add Blockchain technology into a project I'm working with. Just that the Blockchain is owned by some company and that company was publicly asking people I don't know if they are able and motivated to operate a node for them.
This for example sounds way more complex than just creating a company which has the purpose of being the trust Anker, implemented with technology like CA, contracts etc.
But Ukraine is advancing. So they are winning anyway which indicates that something is going wrong on Russia side and it fits the outcome.
I would argue that based on that you can assume that the Story to be more true than just 50/50