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Katy Fallon

European nations throw open borders to Ukrainian refugees

Ukrainian people wait at a train station in Zahony, Hungary, a border town with Ukraine [Anna Szilagyi/AP]

Countries across Eastern Europe have announced plans to host hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Tens of thousands of Ukrainians have been turning up at the country’s border crossings with Poland, Romania and Moldova. Many of these countries, which have taken a hardline stance towards refugees arriving from countries such as Syria and Afghanistan in recent years have taken a decidedly different tone in pledging to host and support their Ukranian neighbours.

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