The Belarus leader believes that those with a retail chain accidentally hide the potatoes to show the inability of its management.
In Belarus, fines were introduced for a lack of potatoes in stores. The relevant law has been signed by local leader Alexander Lukashenko. On Friday, July 18, the Eastfruit monitoring platform reported.
“They joked with potatoes last year – they were immediately received from the ears population,” Lukashenko said at a selector meeting at the harvest campaign.
Thus, he commented on Belarus’ complaints on social networks in the spring of 2025 for disruptions to potatoes.
“The National Internet Portal has published a law that introduces penalties for potato deficiency. On July 12, 2025 it signed it by Alexander Lukashenko. Stores, where there are no potatoes, will be a wife,” the monitoring platform mentioned.
The law signed by Lukashenko provides fines of 5 to 200 main units (this year is up to 4,465 UAH, – Ed.).
It is also reported that earlier Lukashenko signed an “anti -deficiency” decision that allowed retail chains to take loans to 3% each year. This will make it possible to pay for unprecedented potatoes, cabbage, carrots, beets, onions and apples.
The corresponding document is grateful to suppliers and stores to ensure the availability of these vegetables on off -Season.
According to Lukashenko, the potatoes in Belarus were lost due to the fact that those with the retail chain were deliberately hidden to show the futility of Lukashenko’s rule, but “security forces with handcuffs were able to overcome the crisis.”
Remember that in May Lukashenko said the potatoes began to disappear into Belarus stores due to the fact that he was actively sold in Russia. And in June, he urged citizens to reduce the use of potatoes: “Once a week, a maximum of two, and then cooked, stored potatoes.”
Lukashenko brought to the potato crisis in Belarus – the media
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