MOSCOW: Russian officials sharply criticized US fast-food giants Coca-Cola and McDonald’s on Thursday (Friday in Manila) for their “unhealthy” products, comparing aggressive advertising campaigns to a war on citizens.

An aide to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev took aim at the companies for their “super-calorific” products in a sideswipe at the United States at a time of high tension between the countries over the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

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