On foot, with the few belongings they have had time to collect, thousands of displaced people continue to arrive at the borders of neighboring countries. “The world has to help us with what it can, even with gunssays a woman.
They come alone with their children because the Ukrainian government has prohibited men between the ages of 18 and 60 from leaving the country in case they are called up. Vilma, a refugee, says that her son was not allowed to travel with her: “My heart is so sore, I’m shaking, I can’t calm down“.
The few men we see on the border actually make the reverse journey. All migration routes lead west: Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova. They are the countries bordering Ukraine, which are preparing to welcome. Others more distant, such as Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria, have also offered them shelter.
Poland has been the first country to open the border without conditions. There, not even the COVID passport is necessary to enter the country and its government says it is prepared to receive 30,000 refugees daily. Even the Hungary of Orban, the European leader closest to Putin, has issued an emergency order to allow the entry of refugees. In Spain, various municipalities and autonomous communities have also offered to host them.
Source: Lasexta
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