Unwelcome Refugees

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As displaced Ukrainians continue to pour out of their besieged country, which has become a theater of war since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full invasion late last month, observers in the United States have wondered whether a significant number of refugees could end up here, in keeping with…

Statement by Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for EuropeCopenhagen, 8 March 2022 Good morning, good afternoon, It is now 13 days since the military offensive began in Ukraine, and today within the country we see a health system under severe pressure, and beyond its borders the fastest…

Refugees fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine gather at the border in Palanca, Moldova, on Sunday, March 6, 2022. (Laetitia Vancon/The New York Times) Poland - which has the largest Ukrainian community in Central Europe - has received more than 1 million Ukrainian refugees since the conflict began.Reuters Przemysl (Poland)…

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is not easing its rules for Ukrainian refugees seeking to come to Britain but it does expect its existing route to expand quickly, minister for Europe James Cleverly said on Monday. Britain has already announced visa schemes for those who have family in the country or…

JEDDAH: More than 1.5 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed into neighboring countries in the space of 10 days, the fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since the Second World War, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Sunday. His concern came as Russian President Vladimir Putin said…

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The number of refugees fleeing Ukraine has topped 1.5 million in 10 days, making the exodus the fastest-growing refugee crisis in Europe since World World II, the UN refugee agency said on Sunday. What they're saying: "In the coming days millions more lives will be uprooted, unless there is an…

Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees gestures during a briefing for the launch of the humanitarian appeals in support of the people of Ukraine at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comLONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - More…

CHISINAU, Moldova (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday reassured Moldova’s leaders that the United States would rally international opposition to Russian aggression "whenever and wherever" it occurs. Speaking alongside Moldovan President Maia Sandu on a tour through eastern Europe in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,…