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| To avoid new migration wave, Europe should abandon ‘phobia’ of helping Syria – Putin | To avoid new migration wave, Europe should abandon ‘phobia’ of helping Syria – Putin |
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| The EU must abandon its phobias regarding helping war-ravaged Syria, if it doesn’t want a new migration influx, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. | The EU must abandon its phobias regarding helping war-ravaged Syria, if it doesn’t want a new migration influx, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. |
| “If the world community, and mainly Europe, doesn’t want a new influx of migrants, it should think, get rid of some phobias, and just help the Syrian people, regardless of political bias,” Putin said at a press conference following his visit to Singapore. | “If the world community, and mainly Europe, doesn’t want a new influx of migrants, it should think, get rid of some phobias, and just help the Syrian people, regardless of political bias,” Putin said at a press conference following his visit to Singapore. |
| Putin has repeatedly stated that the European Union should address immigration issues carefully and review its policies which have encouraged migration. | Putin has repeatedly stated that the European Union should address immigration issues carefully and review its policies which have encouraged migration. |
| In earlier statements, Putin said there are millions of migrants in Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey which are “potentially a huge burden” for Europe. This is why the international community should do everything to get these people back home. | |
| The EU is still haunted by the worst refugee crisis since WWII, which struck the continent back in 2015. The majority of asylum seekers come from conflict-affected countries, including Syria. | |
| In 2017, over 3 million residence permits were issued in the union, according to a recent Eurostat report. More than 223,000 of these permits were granted to Syrians. | |
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