Ukraine has no plans to set up transit camps to receive Chechen refugees, the State Committee for Nationalities and Migration has said.
Lithuania's Interior minister, Virgilijus Bulovas, had recently proposed Ukraine as the most obvious country to place a reception camp for Chechen refugees.
The idea, however, was flatly rejected by the Kiev authorities - the chairman of Ukraine's State Committee for Nationalities and Migration, Hennadii Moskal went on to describe the idea as "abs...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.