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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Marek Strzelecki

Poland to set up $1.75 billion fund to help Ukrainian refugees

FILE PHOTO: A child eats a cookie as she stands in a temporary accommodation for refugees at the train station, after fleeing Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Przemysl, Poland, March 7, 2022. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo

The Polish government plans to create an 8 billion zloty ($1.75 billion) fund to help war refugees from Ukraine, a government official said on Monday.

The United Nations estimates more than 1.5 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia attacked its neighbour on Feb. 24.

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