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Watch: 'See what your friend Putin has done,' Salvini told in Poland

Matteo Salvini has come in for criticism over his past support for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Romanians greet refugees with Women's Day flowers

At the Siret border crossing in Romania, women fleeing war in Ukraine were greeted on Tuesday with tulips and other flowers to mark International Women's Day.

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Youth orchestra evacuated from Ukraine

The movement of refugees into other European countries is underway, with sponsorship schemes taking place in some cases.

Ukraine

Two million refugees have now fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion

Two million refugees have now fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion, says UNHCR

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France

UK to vet Ukraine refugees at Calais as French claim hundreds rejected

The UK is to install a visa application centre for Ukrainian refugees on the northern French coast, amid claims that hundreds trying to reach England have been refused entry.

Poland

Full of fear and foreboding, meet the refugees who have fled Ukraine

"Innocent people are dying. Tanks are shooting everywhere. A young girl, 18 yrs old is standing there with a machine gun. It’s horrible."

Ukraine

'Strength of Ukrainian resistance' surprises Moscow, says UK

Volunteers in Lviv, Ukraine, are taking crash classes on guerrilla warfare to learn how to fight Russian forces.

Moldova

Blinken pledges US support for Moldova amid Ukraine war

US secretary of state Antony Blinken met the President of Moldova after calls for international assistance in dealing with Ukraine refugees

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Ukrainian refugees are welcomed by volunteers as they enter Romania

Aid workers say over a thousand people, almost of them women and children, have been crossing the border at the river Danube every day.

Ukraine

Separating families say goodbye at Kyiv's train station

The stream of women and children fleeing the capital continues as men of fighting age remain behind to face the might of Russia's military.

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Piano player brings musical relief to Ukraine refugees

Refugees entering Poland from Ukraine had a pleasant surprise Friday when an Italian pianist showed up to welcome them at the Medyka border crossing.

Poland

'I had to run from my country': Distraught Ukrainians arrive in Poland

More than 1.2 million people have left Ukraine since the fighting began, with most crossing the border into neighbouring Poland.

Ukraine

Why are some men being turned away from the Ukrainian border?

Over one million people have now fled Ukraine for neighbouring countries - but many families are being separated as men are forced to stay behind and fight.

Europe News

EU agrees to trigger never-before-used law to host Ukrainian refugees

More than one million Ukrainians have fled the country since the invasion began one week ago, with the vast majority arriving at neighbouring EU countries.

Ukraine

More than 1.3m have now fled Ukraine. Here's where they went

Of the million, around 400 chose to head north to Belarus.

Ukraine

Ukraine’s refugee crisis reveals Europe’s growing racial divide

In Ukraine, the growing distinction between our treatment of white refugees and refugees of colour speaks volumes about what some Europeans believe an asylum seeker should really look like.

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Refugees welcomed at Budapest train station

Families from all corners of Ukraine, African exchange students and pets are welcomed by volunteers at Budapest Nyugati train station.

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Family separated in Lviv as wife and daughter leave

Some Ukrainian families are being forced to separate to find safety, or join together to protect and defend their country from the Russian invasion

Ukraine

Meet the Europeans going out of their way to help fleeing Ukrainians

In Romania, people are offering housing and support and in Poland, activists say there's a national mobilisation to help Ukrainians.

Ukraine

Does the Ukraine exodus reveal a ‘shocking distinction’ on refugees?

Critics say Europe should be treating all refugees equally, regardless of where they come from.