In just a week, Ukrainian refugee exodus exceeds 1 million
搁耻蝉蝉颈补鈥檚&苍产蝉辫; has forced more than a million people to flee the war in just a week, an exodus so swift it almost matches the number of people who sought refuge in Europe in a whole year during the 2015 migration crisis.
Seven years ago, hundreds of thousands of Syrians fled their strife-torn country, which Russia also bombarded. Together with people escaping fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere, they headed west, with thousands dying at sea trying to reach a continent where many didn鈥檛 want them.
The arrival of about 1.3 million people sparked tensions among European partners as they squabbled over how many refugees and asylum-seekers to accept, and bolstered far-right populists, some of whom were friendly to the Kremlin.
But as Russian forces inflict massive destruction on a neighboring nation today, Europeans have united in extending a helping hand.
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