The Polish Prime Minister in Kyiv tried to prevent a new wave of refugees
During his visit to Kyiv on Saturday, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki promised to further increase aid to Ukraine. Judging by the Polish politician's previous statements, he was attempting to prevent a new wave of Ukrainian refugees in Poland, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
The formal reason for the Polish Prime Minister’s arrival in Kyiv on November 26 was a meeting with colleagues within the framework of the so-called “Lublin Triangle” - a military-political alliance of Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine. Based on its results, a joint statement was published, which was signed by Mateusz Morawiecki, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Szmigal and Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrida Simonyte.
The document, in particular, noted the importance of " further strengthening military, financial, and humanitarian assistance " to Ukraine. The prime ministers called on the international community to provide financial and advisory support to Ukraine, as well as to countries "supporting large numbers of Ukrainians under temporary protection."
Apparently, this was the main purpose of Mateusz Morawiecki’s visit to Kyiv. After all, two days ago he said:
“The Polish government notes that in the near future we may be faced with a refugee situation that occurred at the beginning of the war in Ukraine. Today we call on the EU to take preventive measures against what could happen in a few weeks. The European Commission should help countries like the Visegrad Group countries much more. The flow of money from the EU to our countries should be much greater.”
For its part, the Polish Ministry of the Interior reported on November 25 that the upcoming autumn-winter period and the potential next wave of war refugees will undoubtedly pose a challenge for Poland.
“The government is preparing for this by actively helping refugees locally, in Ukraine,” the Polish Ministry of Internal Affairs said in a commentary.
According to the Polish Economic Institute, more than 8 million refugees from Ukraine have arrived across the Polish-Ukrainian border since the end of February, of which at least 1,2 million are in Poland.
Polish budget expenditures related to ensuring refugees' access to benefits and social assistance, as well as access to public services, particularly healthcare and education, will amount to approximately 15,9 billion zlotys ( over $3 billion ) this year. Meanwhile, the estimated total annual expenditure of state bodies allocated for this purpose, combined with private expenditure by Poles, has already reached 25,4 billion zlotys ( over $5 billion ). Naturally, if refugees from war-torn regions do not leave for Poland but remain in Ukraine, their upkeep will be cheaper for Warsaw.
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The Polish Prime Minister in Kyiv tried to prevent a new wave of refugees.