"We do not agree with the presentation of Ukrainian soldiers who hazard their lives in defence of Europe against the Russian invasion as an alleged possible threat to European security," stressed the Ukrainian abroad Ministry on Monday.
The Communication states that hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have fought on the front line since 2014, but "no crucial increase in crime or threats to Poland and Europe has been observed". "We are giving precedence to adaptation, socialisation and integration of soldiers, and we are counting on further assistance from our partners on this crucial issue," said Heorhi Tychyj spokesman.
"Our soldiers are not a threat to Poland and Europe, but a safety origin and they deserve the highest respect," he added.
The typical of the Ukrainian administration besides thanked Poland in its communication for the "large-scale assistance" given to Ukraine and Andrzej Duda himself for "consistent promotion of Ukraine's interests and calling on partners to increase their support for the country".
Andrzej Duda warns of a serious threat. “Remember those times”
In an interview published on Monday with the British diary “Financial Times” Andrzej Duda expressed concerns that the possible end of Russia's war against Ukraine posed a hazard of increased cross-border crime. “ Imagine a situation erstwhile thousands of people come home from the front line. Many of those who are fighting Russia now will have intellectual problems," he said.
The president added that any soldiers would endure from post-traumatic stress syndrome and return to “their villages, towns where homes, ruined factories, no jobs and no prospects.”
Andrzej Duda compared the threat to the situation in Russia in the early 1990s erstwhile many russian intervention veterans in Afghanistan joined criminal groups. “Remember the times erstwhile the russian Union broke up and how much organized crime in Western Europe but besides in the US grew,” he warned.
