The EU's Dual Approach to Ukrainian and Asian Refugees

  The European Union has been accused of pursuing policies that discriminate against Ukrainian refugees and asylum seekers from Asia and Africa. Migration is usually influenced by a combination of economic, environmental, political and social factors, with "pull factors" in the country of origin and "pull factors" in the country of destination playing a significant role in its implementation. The EU Border Agency (Frontex) said in a report that illegal immigration to EU countries is at its highest level since the migrant crisis in 2015-2016. The countries of the European Union that support Kiev in the war against Russia allocate all means and opportunities to help Ukrainian refugees, which they refuse to give to refugees from other countries such as Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq or Africa. According to the Middle East Monitor website, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi stressed that black refugees who fled wars and armed conflicts do not meet the same reception methods as Ukrainian refugees.

In turn, Human Rights Watch pointed to double standards in Europe regarding Ukrainian refugees and refugees from Syria, Afghanistan, Palestine and Somalia and stated: "Bulgaria, Greece, Spain and Poland continue their violent policies against migrants across the borders." Mohammad Shahada, communications director for Europe and the Mediterranean at Geneva-based Human Rights Watch, said the EU's discrimination against refugees and migrants is becoming more evident, as the European Union ignores the brutality of Denmark, Bulgaria, Greece and Hungary against migrants. from Afghanistan and Syria. An unprecedented refugee crisis arose as a result of the interventionist policy of the West and the United States, primarily in the countries of Western Asia and North Africa, and now this crisis has also spread to Europe.