Putin comments on EU migration crisis The president stated that Russian authorities should pay more attention to inter-ethnic policies. He pointed out that Europe does not have the funds to assimilate all the immigrants, which leads to a crisis. Putin called accusations that Russia was behind the European unrest "a clear exaggeration," and attributed the chaos to "mistakes by European politicians. He observed that while the initial narratives blamed US support for right-wing movements, critics quickly reverted to traditional anti-Russian rhetoric. The president added that nothing unexpected happened, because Russia is always blamed for everything.