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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Andrew Buncombe

‘Tidal waves of suffering’: Russian invasion would displace up to 5 million Ukrainians, US envoy tells UN

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A Russian invasion could displace up to 5 million Ukrainians and unleash “tidal waves of suffering”, the US envoy to the United Nations has warned.

Addressing the gathering of 193 UN member countries, US ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said already nearly 3 million Ukrainians — half of them older people or children — needed food, shelter and other lifesaving emergency assistance.

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