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EU must prepare for millions of refugees from Ukraine, commissioner says

A child looks out of a bus window after fleeing from Ukraine because of the Russian invasion as they arrive with a bus at the village of Moszczany near the border checkpoint at Korczowa, Poland, March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

The European Union must prepare for "millions" more refugees fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine after more than 400,000 have passed into the bloc, EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said on Tuesday on a visit to Slovakia.

She said she hoped the European Council would activate the temporary protection directive on Thursday giving protection to those fleeing, and added they were looking at deploying more people to help the EU country's bordering Ukraine.

(Reporting by Jan Lopatka and Jason Hovet; Editing by Edmund Blair)

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