Tuesday12 November 2024
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The Polish Foreign Minister suggested to Scholz that Germany should stop providing benefits to Ukrainian refugees.

Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski proposed to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that social benefits for Ukrainian refugees in Germany be sent directly to Ukraine. He shared this suggestion during a broadcast on TVP Info on October 22.
Глава МИД Польши предложил Шольцу прекратить выплаты пособий украинским беженцам.

Sikorsky met with Scholz in Berlin last week.

"I suggested to him that the social benefits received by Ukrainian refugees, which can reach €1200 per month, would be better redirected directly to Ukraine," Sikorsky said.

He pointed out that currently, refugees have a financial incentive to stay in Germany instead of men fighting at the front and women supporting the economy through taxes, explained the Polish Foreign Minister.

Sikorsky is not making such statements for the first time. In September, he called on all EU countries to stop payments to Ukrainian refugees, as he believes they diminish Ukraine's mobilization potential.

"This serves as a financial incentive for young men and women who could return home to defend their country. We should not subsidize disobedience," Sikorsky emphasized.

He noted that Poland does not provide social benefits to Ukrainian refugees.