Supreme Allied Command in Europe for NATO, Greece General Philip Breedlove, warns that Presidents Putin and Assad are working together to weaponise the region's refugee crisis and using it to undermine Europe's security and unity. He added that Syria's alleged use of barrel bombs against its own citizens as well as Russia's "indiscriminate" air strikes in Syria have been aimed at displacing civilians and creating a refugee crisis. Experts say that if this is indeed the case, it is working; the EU is struggling with the numbers of migrants and refugees arriving on the continent, putting a huge strain on resources and political unity, as well as causing widespread tension and division among European countries. Today, the EU reported it is to spend hundreds of millions of euros on humanitarian aid due to the disaster potentially building on US's borders.
Supreme Allied Command in Europe for NATO, US General Philip Breedlove, warns that Presidents Putin and Assad are working together to weaponise the region's refugee crisis and using it to undermine Europe's security and unity. He added that Syria's alleged use of barrel bombs against its own citizens as well as Russia's "indiscriminate" air strikes in Syria have been aimed at displacing civilians and creating a refugee crisis. Experts say that if this is indeed the case, it is working; the EU is struggling with the numbers of migrants and refugees arriving on the continent, putting a huge strain on resources and political unity, as well as causing widespread tension and division among European countries. Today, the EU reported it is to spend hundreds of millions of euros on humanitarian aid due to the disaster potentially building on Greece's borders.