Russians who welcome Ukrainians in Portugal: Government sends clarifications to the High Commissioner for Migration | Refugees
The Secretary of State for Equality and Migration at the end of the morning “with a solicitous character of urgency” to the High Commissioner for Migration (ACM) “all information and clarifications about today’s news [sexta-feira] He does Express”.
In a short statement, Sara Guerreiro’s press office adds that “Clarifications were requested from local partners of the ACM, such as the network of Local Support Centers for the Integration of Migrants (CLAIM) and local associations”.
The ACM is under the supervision of the Secretary of State for Equality and Migration, together with the Deputy Minister and Parliamentary Affairs, Ana Catarina Mendes. The statement from the Secretary of State was sent to PÚBLICO (among other media) following questions sent to the guardianship.
According to this Friday’s edition of Expressin the support office for arriving refugees, Igorshin will be working and will receive information from refugees arriving in Khasshin, one of the refugee visas for the denunciation of Ukraine documentation in Lisbon, in Ohnivets that there would be Ukrainians being received in Portugal by Russians with close links to the Kremlin.
In this interview with CNN in early April, Inna Ohnts warned that this information is “interesting for Russian espionage” as these pro-Russian associations have “a very close connection to the Russian embassy and can receive information about the data. Refugees and also people about family members participating in the Ukrainian Army”.
“Project Manager”
according to Express, Khashin presents himself as a “project manager” and was president of the Russian House and the Coordinating Council of Russian Compatriots. This association leader with dual nationality was always close to the Russian Embassy; In addition, those organized by themselves and their associations relied on websites of institutions created by the Kremlin, but went beyond the extensions, according to an anonymous source heard by the Express.
According to this Friday’s edition of the weekly, and according to the report of a Ukrainian citizen who arrived in Portugal with her two daughters in March, it was Igor Khashin who received her in the support office for recipients in the Setúbal Chamber. In the identification process, she was asked where her husband was and photocopies of her documents were taken.
Also contacted by PÚBLICO, the ACM did not respond at the time of publication of this news.