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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Anna Koper and Krisztina Than

Ukrainian refugees hope for peace, but more expected to flee

Refugees cross the border from Ukraine to Poland, fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at a border checkpoint in Kroscienko, Poland, March 17, 2022. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

Thousands more refugees crossed into Eastern Europe on Thursday, many hoping that peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv may end the war soon, though more people were expected to flee in the days ahead.

As the conflict in Ukraine entered its fourth week, about 3.2 million have fled abroad, United Nations data showed on Thursday, in what has become Europe's fastest growing refugee crisis since World War Two.

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