Ukrainian ambassador rejects Polish premier's 'million refugees' claim


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  • Thursday, 21 Jan 2016

Poland's Prime Minister Beata Szydlo attends a debate on the state of the rule of law and restrictions to press freedom in Poland, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, January 19, 2016. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

WARSAW (Reuters) - Ukraine's ambassador to Poland on Wednesday rejected the Polish prime minister's claim that her country hosts a million Ukrainian refugees, saying they were not refugees and could at most be called "economic migrants".

Poland's ruling conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party has repeatedly said it should not be forced to accept refugees from Syria and North Africa as it already faces a potential influx of refugees from neighbouring Ukraine.

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