Ukraine names condition for accepting Afghan refugees
The country will be able to host refugees, but for this it is necessary to ask for help from the European Union, said a Verkhovna Rada MP from the party “Servant of the People,” the Ukrainian media reported
Speaking about the possibility of hosting refugees in Ukraine, Vereshchuk said that even Austria was able to provide room for 44,000 refugees from Afghanistan. In the politician’s opinion, Ukraine can also host several thousand Afghans who want to leave their country. However, this requires financial assistance from the EU, as the country has no money for refugees.
“We have to find an opportunity and get help from the European Union, trust funds for such a humanitarian mission”, – Vereshchuk said.
Earlier, the press service of the US Department of State said that Ukraine was among the countries willing to host refugees from Afghanistan. But the Ukrainian Immigration Service said that only 370 Afghan nationals have applied for asylum in Ukraine and that they had been evacuated from the country after it was overrun by terrorists.