The Polish President, Andrzej Duda has warned those seeking to come to Europe that life is not easier in the region.
According to the President, “very many” immigrants come to Europe expecting a free ride, but life is not earlier in Europe.
Duda stated this in an interview aired Sunday on a US political affairs programme.
The President stated this against a background of Warsaw’s accusations against Moscow.
Recall that reports are flyting that Russia is trying to smuggle thousands of people from Africa into Europe.
The unconfirmed report stated that Russia is flying Africans to Russia and sending them to the Polish border via Belarus.
But responding to the report, Duda said, “If someone comes over to Poland in the false perception that one will stay here and get everything for free and will have a better life without working, well, we do not agree to such arrivals.”
The President stated this while fielding questions from a conservative news host Sharyl Attkisson on Sinclair Television’s “Full Measure” programme.
Asked by Attkisson whether great numbers of people were coming to Europe expecting a free ride, Duda said “yes”.
“I think that in very many cases, we have such a situation. That’s why there is such a reaction in the West of Europe,” the President added.
The interview was also available online on the programme’s website.
Recall that since summer 2021, thousands of migrants and refugees, mainly from the Middle East, have crossed or attempted to cross the border between Belarus — an ally of Russia — and Poland, a NATO and EU member.
In May, Warsaw announced it would spend more than 2.3 billion Euros ($2.5 billion) on fortifying its eastern border with Belarus. It noted that Russia has used to destabilize the region with hybrid attacks.
In June, a Polish soldier on patrol at the border was fatally stabbed through a five-metre-high (16-foot) metal fence. Poland had erected the fence in 2022.
The Polish army also reported other attacks on troops at the border.
In July, Polish lawmakers voted to allow the security forces to use lethal weapons in response to active threats. This also included the border with Belarus.
source: Vanguard
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