War in Ukraine: “We will have high-quality immigration that we can take advantage of”

This is one of the major consequences of the Russian military invasion in Ukraine. Thousands of Ukrainians will flee their country to escape the fighting. By Thursday, nearly 100,000 of them had already left their homes, according to the UN. guest ofEurope Morning Friday, the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee at the National Assembly, Jean-Louis Bourlanges, said he expected “movements” of the population, without knowing the extent. “We must plan (the migratory flow). It will undoubtedly be high quality immigration”, mentioned the deputy MoDem at the microphone of Lionel Gougelot.

Why Putin has an interest in pushing immigration

For Jean-Louis Bourlanges, the Ukrainians who are preparing to leave their country will be “intellectuals, and not only, but we will have high quality immigration which we can take advantage of”, he added. On the other hand, the deputy considered that it went in the direction of the Russian president. “For very clear political reasons, Mr. Poutine will have an interest in these movements for two reasons”, affirmed Jean-Louis Bourlanges.

First, “to get rid of potential opponents in his country. If they are outside, they will not bother him”, analyzes the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee at the National Assembly. “And to embarrass ourselves,” he added, “just like Lukashenko did on the border of Belarus and Poland.” “Our Polish friends are preparing to receive massive waves,” said Jean-Louis Bourlanges.