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Asharq Al-Awsat
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EU Scrambles for Ukrainian Refugee Response

A woman with two children crossing the Slovak-Ukrainian border in Ubla | Peter Lazar/AFP via Getty Images

The European Union on Sunday moved to coordinate a welcome for hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion, talking notably about offering them temporary protection status.

Around 400,000 Ukrainians have crossed into the EU since the start of the offensive on Thursday, according to an AFP tally. Half of them entered Poland, its government said.

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