European countries themselves are responsible for the migration crisis, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in air “Russia 1”.
According to Putin, the EU itself has created the political, military and economic conditions for hundreds of thousands of refugees to come there.
“And now, they are looking for the culprits in order to relieve themselves of the responsibility for the events which are unfolding … What do we have to do with this?”, Declared the head of state.
He was surprised at the mention of Aeroflot, against which European sanctions could be imposed. Not a single plane of the Russian airline was engaged in the transport of refugees in Belarus, indignant the president.
He noted that Russia has nothing to do with this crisis. And he urged European countries to tackle their internal problems and not to shift their own problems to other countries.
At the same time, Russia is ready by any means possible to help resolve this crisis, Putin assured.
On November 8, the situation of refugees on Belarus’ border with Poland worsened. About two thousand people gathered at the fence. Polish security forces thwarted breakthrough attempts, and then illegal immigrants set up a spontaneous camp.
The EU, Britain, Canada and the US blame Minsk for what is happening. At the same time, Bloomberg, citing an EU official, signaled that restrictions could be placed on Aeroflot as part of a sanctions package against Belarus over its alleged involvement in bringing migrants to the borders of the United Kingdom. ‘EU.
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