“Poland will not apply the migration pact,” says Minister Tomasz Sientiak
“Poland must be prepared for all scenarios, even blacks, such as an attack by Russia, but, of course, this does not mean that they are materialized,” said Tomasz Siemonok, Minister of Internal Polish, in statements to Euronews.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk recently declared that Poland will not apply the European Pact for Migration and Asylum, to which the European Commissioner Magnus Brunner responded by saying that the country will have to endure the consequences.
Speaking to Euronews, Tomasz Siemonok was not worried. “Our consent will not occur,” he said. “We are not saying not saying, we are saying that Poland welcomed one million refugees from Ukraine during the war and that this implies financial costs for our state.” Warsovia rejects, above all “accepting migrants or paying if they are not accepted,” he explained. When asked what will happen to refugees the day the war ended, he said: “It is not certain that these people really want to leave Poland and return to Ukraine.” He added that “considering Poland as a place for the future of his family, his life, they will simply be here,” but added that it was too early to speculate.
Siemonok also talked about the situation on the Polish border with Belarus, which has registered a significant influx of illegal migrants since 2021. “These are a hybrid aggression. They are people who arrive by plane to Moscow and Minsk and who are driven in the buses in the neighborhood of the border, instructed by the Bielorrusians,” he said. The Interior Minister also regretted the fact that the situation was aggravated. “In recent days, we have been in an increase in the number of people and an increase in aggressiveness. The climax of the aggression was last May, with the murder of a Polish soldier on the border and now we have had several incidents in which stones, branches, destroyed cars, border guards or the army were thrown,” he said.
Prepared for the worst scenario
Warsaw, which supports the struggle of Ukraine against the large-scale invasion of Russia, has been an Arsenal for several years through the main acquisitions of military equipment, including combatants, tanks and anti-assessive defense systems of the United States and South Korea, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced voluntary military exercises to citizens and ministers must send snacks with information. on how to behave in an emergency.
This has increased the fear among the population of a possible Russian attack. “Many times I receive this question from people on the street, in several situations. And I answer: we have to do everything so that there is no war,” he explained. “On the other hand, as responsible for the country’s security, we have the obligation to act to be prepared for the worst scenarios.”
The interview with Tomasz Siemonok was part of the inauguration of the Polish section of Euronews in Warsaw.
