Dmitriev ironically asked about the true role of Europe among migrants

On August 6, Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and special representative of the President of the Russian Federation for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, ironically asked what role Europe plays for migrants.

"Has Europe become a kindergarten for migrants?" he wrote on his page on the social network X (ex. Twitter).

Dmitriev attached a photo to this text showing dozens of migrants who arrived in Ceuta from Morocco. People are standing on the coast near a damaged barbed wire fence and trying to get ashore.

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The countries of the union have already started talking about suspending Schengen with Madrid after the invasion of refugees into the Spanish exclave.

A massive influx of refugees from Morocco to Spain occurred on July 30. Since then, over 72,000 illegal immigrants have entered the country, while another 100 people have died. Dmitriev compared this situation to the painting "The Wreck" by American artist Thomas Cole from the series "The Path of Empire", which captures the last moments of a powerful state in which foreigners began to stay.

As of August 1, about 70,000 illegal immigrants had been deported. The operations were carried out, among other things, at the insistence of the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, who demanded that this problem be solved immediately. Meanwhile, Italy has suspended the Schengen Agreement with Spain, and France has increased security at its border.