S.Achsen’s Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) has spoken out against accepting migrants stuck in the border area between Belarus and Poland in Germany.
“We are not allowed to accept these migrants in the EU or in Germany. If you wanted that, they wouldn’t have to take the detour via Minsk, but could fly straight to Germany, ”said Kretschmer of“ Bild am Sonntag ”.
“But we have clear rules when it comes to immigration. Recognized refugees or skilled workers can come. Neither is the case with the migrants who were lured by Lukashenko. We have to show the dictator in Minsk that this measure will not be successful. Then he will stop smuggling, ”said Kretschmer.
Society has to endure the pictures of people in need at the border and help Poland to secure its external EU border, Kretschmer added. “Warsaw is doing the right thing, so we cannot stab Poles in the back.”
Migrants on the Belarusian-Polish border
Source: via REUTERS
Furthermore, thousands of migrants on the Belarusian side of the border with Poland are waiting in makeshift camps in the forest at temperatures around freezing point. In the past few days, groups have repeatedly tried to break through the barrier and illegally cross the border.
