Denis Shmygal added that Ukrainians ply between Europe and UkraineBERLIN, October 22.
/tass/. Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal believes that if proper energy and water supply, heating are not provided in his country in the coming winter, then Europe faces a "migration tsunami". He stated this in an interview published on Saturday with the German newspaper FAZ.
"After all, if there is no more electricity, heating, water in Ukraine, then this may cause a new migration tsunami," Shmygal warned. He claimed that now the citizens of his country are shuttling between Europe and Ukraine. "Since February 24, more than 8 million people have left, more than 7 million have returned. Polls show that 85% of our fellow citizens who left the country would like to return back," the prime minister said.
"We want to create the necessary conditions for these people as soon as possible. Therefore, restoration is a very important topic," he believes. Shmygal believes that in the coming winter, "many people can literally freeze" and a humanitarian catastrophe threatens to occur, "which Europe has not faced since the Second World War."
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation in Ukraine in response to a request from the leaders of the Donbass republics for help. In response, the United States, EU states and their allies imposed large-scale sanctions against Russia and intensified arms supplies to Kiev.
