The cost of Putin’s war

Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war zone

The UN has predicted up to 5 million people will be displaced by this needless conflict. It has been only four days and nearly 400,000 have fled. Adjoining nations to the west and south, including members of NATO (Poland, Romania), have opened their borders amidst an outpouring of support from governments and individuals. This is only the beginning.

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Helena (R) and her brother Bodia (L) from Lviv are seen at the Medyka pedestrian border crossing, in eastern Poland on February 26, 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. – Ignoring warnings from the West, Russian President Vladimir Putin unleashed a full-scale invasion of Ukraine that the UN refugee agency said has forced almost 116,000 people to flee to neighbouring countries. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)

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