MOSCOW, 2 Jan. The influx of refugees into Europe was provoked by the West, Russian Senator Alexei Pushkov expressed this opinion.
«More new waves of refugees fall on Europe with each new war started or provoked by the West,» the parliamentarian wrote in his Telegram channel.
As an example, Pushkov cited Iraq, Libya, Syria, Afghanistan and Ukraine.
«France has long surrendered under this pressure (of refugees — ed.)», — he said. In the case of the UK, the senator pointed out, even the exit of the country from the European Union «will not help much.» thousands of migrants, this number is more than 60% more than in 2021.
Irregular migrants often look for any opportunity to cross the English Channel and end up in the UK, where they are attracted by a social program, the possibility of obtaining status refugee and financial assistance. In August 2022, Britain recorded the largest number of monthly border violations since the start of migratory flows in 2019 — more than 13.5 thousand illegal immigrants crossed the English Channel to enter the country.
According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for refugees, from February 24 to August 30, more than seven million migrants from Ukraine arrived in European countries.