KO MP Marcin Kierwiński spoke about 1.7 thousand at a press conference. visas issued to Russian IT specialists since the start of the war. Paweł Jabłoński, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, recalled on Platform X that during the PO-PSL government, hundreds of thousands of Russians were admitted to Poland.
We discovered information about the “Poland Business Harbor” program, which was supposed to bring IT specialists to Poland. It turns out that in recent years visas for Poland have been issued to Russians. (…) Nearly PLN 90,000 was spent under this programme. visas, mainly for Belarusian citizens, but it appears to be almost 2,000 also for Russian citizens. Since the outbreak of the war, almost 1.7 thousand have been issued. visas for Russian citizens. Prime Minister Morawiecki just talked about Russian trolls. I ask what you should have in mind to bring Russian IT specialists to Poland after Russia attacked Ukraine? What must you have in mind to manage Polish security so irresponsibly?
– he said at a press conference Marcin Kierwinski.
Jabłoński’s answer
Deputy Foreign Minister Paweł Jabłoński responded to KO’s allegations on the X platform.
Regarding visas for Russian citizens, some figures for the correct scale:
2010 – 159 thousand
2011 – 214 thousand
2012 – 266 thousand
2013 – 229 thousand
2014 – 150 thousand (year of attack on Ukraine!)
2015 – 95 thousand
– presented the data Pawel Jablonski.
A total of over one million (1.113 million) visas for Russians in 2010-2015 – that is the number of Russians allowed into Poland by the pro-Russian government of Tusk at the time. Today, PO politicians are attacking us for visas for hundreds of people fleeing Russia from Putin’s regime, thoroughly controlled by Homeland Security. Hypocrisy and a smokescreen for their own pro-Putin policies. Shame
– added.
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Source: wPolityce