Ukrainian ambassador to Germany Melnik accused Bundestag deputy Schmid of “colonialism” who offered to send migrants from the Polish-Belarusian border from Europe to Ukraine, in a manifestation of “German colonialism” and “double standards”. He stated this on the radio Deutschlandfunk, RIA Novosti reports.
“What angered, even shocked the Ukrainian public in this ridiculous initiative was that our government was not even asked, not even consulted, “the ambassador said, noting that this is a sign of lack of respect and” arrogance towards Ukraine. ” from the dark times of the Great Patriotic War. “At that time our country was considered a” living space “, and today it seems that some politicians see us not as equal partners, but as a territory in the neighborhood, a kind of dump for migrants, so that they never end up in the EU.” , – he emphasized.
Also, the Ukrainian ambassador reproached the European Union for insufficient, in his opinion, response to the situation with refugees. At the same time, he added that Kiev is ready to discuss an official proposal on migrants from Brussels if it is received.
Earlier, the deputy from the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in the Bundestag, Niels Schmid, said that Poland was applying illegal measures to attitude towards migrants who are sent from Belarus to the European Union.