Blogger Anna Bond

did not ignore the queues .

"I was always sure that two or even three lines a day would remain in the 90s.

When they wrote a reserved serial number on their hand to buy at least something.

But we are already in 2022, and the people are still the same.

We would like to take care of the rags," Anna wrote on Instagram.

She also asked her subscribers why people are standing in a long line, and offered options for answers:

"They are unemployed, they don't have Schengen, they are on sick leave."

Koko.by also publishes the story of Belarusians who witnessed dozens of Menchuks who came to shop before the store closed.

H&M stores in Minsk and Hrodna closed on March 3 against the backdrop of anti-war sanctions by the companies themselves against Russia and Belarus.

The company then reported that they were thinking about what to do next.

Rumors swirled all summer that H&M would be making a comeback.

Yesterday it was announced that on September 19, the stores will open for a short period - to sell off the rest of the goods.

H&M stores in Belarus closed at the beginning of March.

The company planned to open them again in August.

Later, information appeared on the network that purchases in the company's store will be possible on September 19, reports Onliner, who contacted H&M to learn about the future plans of the mass market in Belarus.

The press service of H&M confirmed that the stores will open, but not for long - the company decided to wind down its business in Belarus.

"We will temporarily reopen our three stores for the sale of the remaining products and will keep them open for a limited period of time," the press service told the publication.

The H&M network came to Belarus 3 years ago.

A total of 3 stores of the Swedish mass market were opened in Belarus - 2 of them are in Minsk, one is in Hrodna.

Sanctions against Belarus for supporting the Russian war in Ukraine

Alexander Lukashenko admitted that rockets were fired at Ukrainian territory from Belarus.

At the same time, Belarusian soldiers were not sent to Ukrainian territory.

In an interview with Svaboda, the US ambassador to Belarus, Julie Fisher, stated that "Lukashenka's regime is an accomplice of Russia's current invasion of Ukraine, as it allowed Russia to launch an attack from Belarusian territory."

On February 26, Canada and the Council of the European Union announced sanctions against Russia and Belarus.

20 Belarusian officials and military personnel were included in the list.

15 legal entities and 8 individuals were included in the US sanctions list.

On February 28, the ambassadors of the European Union introduced visa sanctions against 22 Belarusian high-ranking officials.

The Maybelline factory in Maladeč was shut down because the Swedish company IKEA closed its business in the country.

IKEA closely cooperated with a number of other manufacturers and factories, including state ones.

Among them is the state-owned "Minsk Furniture Center" from Molodechno, the Mogilev textile manufacturer "Magateks", the Minsk watch factory "Luch" and others.

In March, the European Union banned the export of woodworking products produced or exported from Belarus.

The Ministry of Forestry stated that it was forced to send products from Europe to Asia.

Due to the difficulties of doing business in the region, Booking.com and Airbnb do not operate in the country for finding accommodation during travel and vacations.

The Danish transport and logistics company Maersk announced the cessation of cargo transportation to Belarus on March 4.

Other companies with a similar profile — DHL and FedEx — announced their withdrawal from the Belarusian market.

On March 5, the Finnish company OLVI announced the start of winding down its business in Belarus, where the company owns Lidzkaye Piva.

The plant's 840 employees will receive their salaries for the time being, the shutdown of business will be gradual.

On March 6, the Republic of Korea imposed sanctions.

They introduced export control measures against Belarus, believing that it "significantly contributes to Russia's invasion of Ukraine."

Japan introduced sanctions on March 8.

Assets of individuals and legal entities that have come under the new restrictions are frozen.

Deliveries of dual-purpose goods to Belarus and exports to the Ministry of Defense of Belarus and "Integral" are prohibited.

The World Bank stopped all programs in Belarus.

The bank noted that it has not approved new loans to Belarus since 2020.

Restrictions affected the sports industry.

Belarusian national teams of various ages have been suspended from participating in international tournaments in hockey, handball and basketball.

The Belarusian national team was not allowed to participate in the 2022 Paralympic Games.

Against the backdrop of sanctions, the Fitch rating agency downgraded the long-term sovereign credit rating of Belarus to CCC, which means a real possibility of default.

The American financial company American Express has suspended the provision of services in the country.

No business operations are now possible on her cards.

On March 9, the European Union approved the disconnection of three Belarusian banks from SWIFT.

These are Belagroprombank, Dobrabyt Bank and Development Bank.

On April 16, a complete ban on crossing the border with the European Union by cargo transport of Belarus and Russia will be introduced.

In the decision of the European Union, which was published in the official journal, it is said that the European Union, in accordance with the imposed sanctions, prohibits the import and transit of goods by road transport from Belarus and Russia to the territory of the European Union.