Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that his country will not accept Afghan refugees because it does not want to deal with “militants” posing as asylum seekers.
The Russian strongman criticized Western nations for placing Afghan refugees in countries even close to their border while their American and European visas were processed.
“Does that mean they can be sent visa-free to these countries, to our neighbors, while they themselves don’t want to bring them visa-free?” Putin became enraged with the Russian news agency TASS. “Why is there such a humiliating approach to solving the problem?”
He said he would not accept “militants who show up here under the cover of refugees.”
The United States has negotiated with several countries the acceptance of at least temporarily Afghans fleeing their country after its rapid capture by the Taliban.
The Islamic extremist group took control of the country after President Biden ordered the withdrawal of US forces after a prolonged 20-year presence.
Russian officials have not joined the effort to evacuate thousands of desperate Afghans at Kabul airport who want to flee the country.
Rather, the Kremlin has praised the Taliban for “restoring order” in Afghanistan.
“We are seeing the Taliban’s statements on the cessation of hostilities, an amnesty for all those involved in the confrontation, on the need for dialogue at the national level,” the Russian foreign minister said. Sergei Lavrov. “Implementing”.
With publishing cables