The media criticized the EU because of the «special» treatment of Ukrainian refugees

Refugees from Ukraine in Europe. Archival photoMOSCOW, May 15. Refugees heading from Ukraine to the European Union received a completely different reception than those who fled the conflicts in Syria and Afghanistan, in which some countries of the association were directly involved, writes Politico. previous times, many countries tried in every possible way to prevent the arrival of refugees, but now they are actively granting Ukrainians the status of a permanent resident, which guarantees broad rights and the opportunity to work,» the publication says. jpg» />“My bed is your bed”: how the West accepts Ukrainian refugeesThe media emphasize that the European Union agreed to take such a step for the first time since 2001, acting in accordance with the Temporary Protection Directive. Such a “special” attitude towards Ukrainian refugees gave rise to accusations of racism. Daily News Egypt columnist Marwa El-Shinavi spoke sharply. «The crisis in Ukraine has shown an ugly European essence, demonstrated a racist attitude towards Arab and African immigrants, despite loud slogans about human rights,» she said. It is significant that other experts, interviews with whom the publication took, they believe that such «hospitality» will not extend to all refugees in the future. Thus, the head of the European office of Oxfam, Evelyn van Roemburg, said: «It is unlikely that this situation will lead to tangible breakthroughs in the migration policy of the European Union.» ran out of money and patience for refugeesRussia launched a special operation in Ukraine on February 24th. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. March completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.