# Kyiv says Putin is weaponizing migration to destabilize Europe

https://mins.news/en/item/60770

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-16 10:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/putin-weaponizing-migration-to-destabilize-europe-kyiv-says/

> Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Russia’s strikes on Ukrainian ports and vessels, along with its Black Sea blockade, are choking agricultural exports and intended to push migrants toward Europe’s borders. He said Moscow seeks to sow division, boost radical anti-European movements and weaken European support for Ukraine.

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