As Ukrainians flood into Poland, the travel industry has become part of an effort to supply transportation, accommodations and more to people fleeing the Russian invasion.
Tag: Refugees and Displaced Persons
Russia’s Other Contest With the West: Economic Endurance
Which side can maintain domestic support as the war costs regular citizens could also determine the outcome in Ukraine.
Zelensky Vows No Surrender in Video to Britain’s Parliament
In a dramatic video address to Britain’s House of Commons, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said he would never capitulate to the invading Russians.
Ukrainians Trying to Flee to U.K. Face a Confounding Path
The government has offered a way for U.K. residents to bring over Ukrainian relatives fleeing the war. But families and rights groups say it’s a bureaucratic nightmare that makes it too difficult to get in.
Moldova Fears It May Be Russia’s Next Target
Moldova has taken in more Ukrainians, per capita, than any other country. But the closer Russian troops get to Moldova, the more locals consider their own escape plans.
‘The Worst is Behind You’: Ukrainian Family Reunites in Poland
Polish resident Ksenia Kraft reunited with her cousins and their five children near the border with Ukraine. The families fled the town of Berdychiv in central Ukraine after Russia’s invasion.
Poles Welcome Ukrainian Refugees, Unlike in Last Border Crisis
Hundreds of thousands of Polish families have opened their homes to refugees from Ukraine, a sharp contrast to the country’s response to a different crisis last fall at the border with Belarus.
These Syrian Refugees Can’t Stay in Denmark, but They Can’t Go Home
Dozens of Syrian asylum seekers are stuck in limbo after the Danish authorities decided it was safe for them to go back home and stripped their residency permits.
Rumiko Seya, REALs’ President, Expands the Aid Group’s Focus to Include Afghanistan
Rumiko Seya, president of REALs, is working to rescue women and families, including from Afghanistan, who had dreams before “it turned to darkness in one night.”
Russia Keeps Up Attack, Again Halting Evacuation of Ukrainian Port City
An encircled Mariupol faced intense shelling, while Russian forces kept up their slow advance on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv.