{"id":523913,"date":"2026-03-08T22:16:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T19:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reform.news\/kto-razrabotal-terminal-zakaza-dlja-mak-baj-kotoryj-otkazalsja-rabotat-pri-lukashenko"},"modified":"2026-03-08T23:05:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T20:05:31","slug":"kto-razrabotal-terminal-zakaza-dlja-mak-baj-kotoryj-otkazalsja-rabotat-pri-lukashenko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/kto-razrabotal-terminal-zakaza-dlja-mak-baj-kotoryj-otkazalsja-rabotat-pri-lukashenko","title":{"rendered":"Who Developed the MAK.by Ordering Terminal That Refused to Work for Lukashenka"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today, during a public visit to one of the restaurants of the MAK.by chain (formerly McDonald\u2019s), Aliaksandr Lukashenka<\/b> was unable to place an order \u2014 the interactive ordering terminal refused to accept payment. Officials explained that the software, instead of the original American version, had been developed by a Belarusian company.<\/p>\n

Viktoryia Danko<\/b>, director and co-owner of MAK.by, gave Lukashenka a \u201ctour\u201d and led him to a self-service terminal. There she tried to place an order for Lukashenka. But something went wrong.<\/p>\n

“This is a very convenient menu for any visitor. Look, here we have burgers. Beef: beef burgers. Chicken: you can choose chicken. Fish. And then usually we still have… Well, let\u2019s try. Let\u2019s make a big order,”<\/i> Danko explained and demonstrated.<\/p>\n

Lukashenka pretended that he was seeing such a \u201cmiracle\u201d for the first time.<\/p>\n

“So you just poke with your finger and pay?”<\/i> Lukashenka asked questions like a neophyte and warned that he had no money.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy chance,\u201d the money was with First Deputy Prime Minister Mikalai Snapkou<\/b>. But for some reason he let slip that they had \u201cagreed\u201d that he would be the one to pay.<\/p>\n

With Lukashenka joking along the way, the order was nevertheless completed and the moment of payment arrived. Snapkou held his card up to the terminal.<\/p>\n

“They probably charged you more than… You see, you see…”<\/i> Lukashenka continued trying to joke.<\/p>\n

“Operation interrupted,”<\/i> Snapkou said and began examining the receipt.<\/p>\n

“Interrupted!”<\/i> Lukashenka exclaimed.<\/p>\n

Snapkou tried again to make the payment with his card.<\/p>\n

“Oh, you can\u2019t even… Why are you paying twice! You\u2019re paying for one…”<\/i> Lukashenka continued joking, not understanding what was happening.<\/p>\n

“Paid?”<\/i> Snapkou asked the terminal loudly and looked around.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s still processing. Wait, maybe,”<\/i> Lukashenka said hopefully.<\/p>\n

“Aliaksandr Hryhoravich, the piquancy is this. The most difficult task was that the software was American…”<\/i> the first deputy prime minister began explaining gently.<\/p>\n

“But you made your own?”<\/i> Lukashenka could not resist asking.<\/p>\n

“Yes, everything is ours, the guys just [inaudible],”<\/i> Snapkou continued and pointed his finger at a young man standing behind Lukashenka.<\/p>\n

“Well done for that,”<\/i> Lukashenka praised them.<\/p>\n

“Dima!”<\/i> Viktoryia Danko reacted nervously, addressing the same young man.<\/p>\n

“What, not paid again?! An error… Well, never mind. We\u2019ll pay later, don\u2019t worry,”<\/i> Lukashenka said and moved on with his entourage.<\/p>\n

“That really was a feat. That\u2019s cool. The software is all ours,”<\/i> Snapkou continued praising the work of MAK.by.<\/p>\n