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inanna

(3,547 posts)
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 08:31 PM Feb 2022

The US is ready to accept Ukrainian refugees fleeing Ukraine, White House press secretary Jen Psaki

00:21

When asked by CNN’s MJ Lee whether the US was prepared to accept Ukrainian refugees, she said:

"We are. But we certainly expect that most if not the majority will want to go to Europe and neighbouring countries. So, we are also working with European countries on what the needs are, where there is capacity. Poland, for example, where we are seeing an increasing flow of refugees over the last 24 hours.”


https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/feb/24/russia-invades-ukraine-declares-war-latest-news-live-updates-russian-invasion-vladimir-putin-explosions-bombing-kyiv-kharkiv



I hope Canada extends the same offer.

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The US is ready to accept Ukrainian refugees fleeing Ukraine, White House press secretary Jen Psaki (Original Post) inanna Feb 2022 OP
Absolutely! SheltieLover Feb 2022 #1
Yayyy! I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2022 #2
Canada is opening it's doors as well... Spazito Feb 2022 #3
Thank you. inanna Feb 2022 #4
You're welcome! Spazito Feb 2022 #5

Spazito

(50,332 posts)
3. Canada is opening it's doors as well...
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 08:39 PM
Feb 2022

"Immigration officials are also prioritizing applications for Ukrainians who want to come to Canada.

Canada's response will be hindered by its limited diplomatic presence in Ukraine. The relocated Canadian embassy in Lviv has closed and its staff have fled Ukraine for neighbouring Poland."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-ukraine-russia-attack-1.6362554

(The link is to a live link that is being updated often so to find the excerpt I posted you would need to scroll approximately down half the page )

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