Unwelcome Refugees

Ukrainian refugees are seen after crossing into Poland on March 13, 2022. LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP via Getty Images Prague said on Thursday that nine Central and Eastern European countries would ask the EU this month for financial aid to offset their costs of hosting Ukrainian refugees. More than five million people…

An image shared on Facebook claims BBC News reported French President Emmanuel Macron warned Europe of an influx of 60 million refugees in 20 years due to an economic collapse in Africa. Verdict: False The tweet is digitally fabricated. A BBC spokesperson confirmed the outlet did not send such a tweet.…

A Bulgarian firm has begun providing free access to online learning materials and textbooks for children who have fled Ukraine, Human Rights Watch said today. Other European telecommunications providers should follow the example of Bulgaria’s Yettel, which is providing the service without charge to children and their families. If other…

BRUSSELS - Donors including the Canadian government and the European Commission on Saturday pledged a combined 9.1 billion euros in donations, loans and grants to support refugees fleeing the war following Russia's invasion. The fundraising event in Warsaw, Poland, yielded 1.8 billion euros to support internally displaced people inside Ukraine,…

Homes on Dubai's Palm Jumeirah islands are in high demand among wealthy Russian buyers. getty Multiple brokers report a big jump in the number of Russian billionaires searching for multimillion dollar homes in the city. As millions of Ukrainian refugees flee their war-torn country to Poland and western Europe, Russian…

The War on Ukraine has caused the biggest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. In just over one month, more than 4.1 million Ukrainian refugees, who are primarily women and children, have fled the violence in Ukraine for safety in neighboring countries. Nearly 90 percent of the refugees…

More than six million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russia launched its unprovoked invasion, according to United Nations refugee agency data on Thursday. State of play: The U.N. refugee agency has labeled the exodus the fastest-growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. “The speed of the displacement, coupled…

The European Union is working to make its nine currencies available to the more than 3.5 million Ukrainian refugees now in the bloc, some of whom can’t pay for basic necessities because many EU banks aren’t converting their national currency, the hryvnia, into local currency. European officials believe a substantial proportion…

Biden and European allies unified over strategy to counter RussiaJoe Biden and European allies intend to keep turning the financial screws on Russia as punishment for its invasion of Ukraine, the White House announced after the US president spoke with various heads of state. A readout from Biden’s call on…

In the wake of Russia’s invasion, millions of refugees are fleeing Ukraine. Support for these refugees is currently very high: Recent polls have found residents of other European countries overwhelmingly support taking in Ukrainian refugees, including 77 percent in Estonia, 80 percent in France, 85 percent in Austria, 89 percent…