German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that he needed to ensure that young Ukrainian men do not come to Germany in large numbers. Since Ukraine relaxed…
Turkey has done this a lot. One of the most notorious blackmail tactics used by Erdogan was to threaten the release of Syrian refugees into Europe unless they secured him massive funding packages.
Officially, the funding was earmarked for some kind of refugee settlement scheme I think. In practise I’m pretty sure this was just more money for NATO’s darling child of the bosphorus.
Turkey has done this a lot. One of the most notorious blackmail tactics used by Erdogan was to threaten the release of Syrian refugees into Europe unless they secured him massive funding packages.
Officially, the funding was earmarked for some kind of refugee settlement scheme I think. In practise I’m pretty sure this was just more money for NATO’s darling child of the bosphorus.