President of Belarus Lukashenko called migrants at the border the beginning of a large flow
large flow. According to the president, many refugees from Afghanistan will soon be expected, who will come to the borders of the European Union through Central Asia and Russia. Lukashenka’s words are quoted by BELTA.
Lukashenka believes that the reason for the mass exodus of migrants is the lack of prospects in their home countries. At home, these people are doomed to survive, but they go to Europe in search of a better life. They decided not to come themselves, but at the invitation of Germany and the United States of America, the Belarusian president is sure.
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Lukashenka believes that the new flow of refugees is associated with the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. The migrants used to be employees at military bases in the United States, working with American organizations. They would like to go to America, but they are allegedly not allowed there. Now they are threatening to go to Europe.
The Belarusian president also denies his involvement in organizing the migration crisis, which politicians from the European Union impute to him. “What has Putin to do with it? What does Lukashenka have to do with it? You have bombed Afghanistan and beyond. We got to China, ”he says.
Earlier, several publications found out that the majority of migrants on the Belarusian-Polish border are from Syria, Iraq and Turkey, among them there are many Kurds. They get to Minsk by air from the airports of Ankara, Istanbul, Baghdad and Dubai, and from there they go west. Refugees and their families pay thousands of euros for a Belarusian visa and accommodation in the country.