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This week’s R&D from Prepd covers Ukrainian refugees. CBS News reported yesterday that 3.6 million Ukrainians have fled the country due to Russia’s invasion, while the BBC recently noted that another 6.5 million are believed to be displaced inside of the country. The Biden administration announced that the U.S. would be accepting 100,000 refugees and pledged additional monies for assistance. Neighboring countries like Poland have accepted the bulk of Ukraine’s refugees thus far.
The United States will welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians, as Russia’s monthlong assault has forced more than three million to flee their country, and with millions more likely to seek safe haven outside Ukraine. https://t.co/L0ZnRhWUyk
— NYT National News (@NYTNational) March 24, 2022
Europe is currently experiencing the largest movement of refugees since World War II. The willingness to help is vast and armies of volunteers are helping out as governments begin mobilizing resources. But will it be enough? https://t.co/HEd7VWzc4X
— SPIEGEL English (@SPIEGEL_English) March 23, 2022
The figure, outlined Sunday by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, amounts to about a quarter of the prewar population, which the World Bank estimated at 44 million in 2020. https://t.co/TIkidDI4JB
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 21, 2022
The U.S. plans to accept 100,000 Ukrainian refugees into the country and to donate $1 billion to help European nations flooded with Ukrainians fleeing the war, the White House confirmed.https://t.co/IGvNCPQoCa
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) March 24, 2022
From @WSJopinion: The West needs to continue to provide Ukraine with whatever it needs to win a peace it can live with. To that end the West can shelter the country’s women, children and elderly as a defining contrast to Putin’s barbarism. https://t.co/7E3WlOOCPF
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) March 23, 2022
Over 3.4 million people have fled Ukraine. Scenes of families pouring across the border have captured the world’s attention — including other refugees’.https://t.co/jkSKfXocow
— NPR (@NPR) March 22, 2022
Przemysl, a city close to the Polish-Ukrainian border, has been transformed into a massive aid machine for refugees fleeing Ukraine.
The city’s history has been intertwined with war. But this time, like much of Poland, it wants to do things differently.https://t.co/cIhXYv5jWB
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 23, 2022
U.N. refugee agency says more than 3.5 million refugees have now fled Ukraine in the wake of Russia’s invasion. https://t.co/f4wOF1KpKG
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 22, 2022
The flow of Ukrainian refugees to Israel, most not Jewish, has ignited a debate over what it means to be a Jewish state, pitting the national imperative to maintain Israel’s Jewish character against Jewish values that demand caring for those in need. https://t.co/BKhOLcyNHM
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 23, 2022
“I feel lost.” More than 3.5 million refugees have fled Ukraine, demanding a continentwide humanitarian response as EU governments pledge unprecedented support. https://t.co/2KkUVQkHnr
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) March 22, 2022