European Commission Vice President
and Commissioner for Promoting our European Way of Life
Margaritis Schinas said Tuesday that the Russian Wagner
mercenary group was an accessory in the migrant crisis,
answering a question on whether he shared the Italian
government's concern over Wagner's operations in Africa driving
migrants across the Mediterranean towards Italy and Europe.
"What causes migration is the fact that in countries of origin
and transit it is necessary to create the conditions for a
better life and stop people entrusting their lives to
traffickers," he said in Strasbourg.
"As for Wagner, that is an accessory. The cause of migration is
that people flee wars and persecutions or flee for a better
life".
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