A third of Russians believe that Poland should allow refugees from Belarus to pass

As follows from the results of a survey by the Public Opinion Foundation, which are cited by Interfax, 19% of respondents believe that there is no need to let migrants cross the border.

72% of residents of the Russian Federation are informed about the situation on the border of Poland and Belarus to one degree or another, 36% are well aware of what is happening. Also, 36% know about it in general terms.

20% of the survey participants do not see the best option for solving the problem with migrants who want to get to the EU from Belarus.

8% of citizens believe that as a result, Poland will still allow refugees to cross the border. 13% of respondents indicated that migrants are more likely to return home. 12% expect some kind of compromise solution to the problem.

According to a recent poll by VTsIOM, a third of Russians believe that the EU is more likely to blame for the migration crisis on the Belarusian-Polish border than the Belarusian authorities.

The migration crisis on the Belarusian-Polish border escalated on November 8, when a group of migrants from the Middle East tried to break through the cordon. They were detained by Polish border guards. Then the refugees set up camp near the border. After that, they made several more attempts to get to the territory of the European Union through Poland.