Mr. Zuckerberg Goes To Russia: Red Square, McDonald’s, Meeting With The Prime Minister

Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was in Moscow Monday to meet with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Deputy Prime Ministers Arkady Dvorkovich and Vladislav Surkov.

Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was in Moscow Monday to meet with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Deputy Prime Ministers Arkady Dvorkovich and Vladislav Surkov.

AFP reported that Zuckerberg made the trip to discuss cooperation in IT technology and startups in the Skolkovo Innovation Center, a Silicon Valley-style technology-development park just outside Moscow, likely hoping to boost Facebook’s presence in the country, where VKontakte is currently the top social network.

According to AFP, Zuckerberg donned his trademark hoodie and posed for pictures in Red Square, prior to sampling the native cuisine — of McDonald’s.

The stop at the golden arches isn’t much of a surprise.

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