EU providing €500M to help Ukraine’s refugees
“The EU is providing a first tranche of €500 million to help refugees, and we made sure this week that they get residency rights in the EU for at least a year. Refugees from Ukraine deserve our solidarity and support, and so do the countries that welcome them,” President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen posted on Twitter.
The EU is providing a first tranche of €500 million to help refugees, and we made sure this week that they get residency rights in the EU for at least a year.
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) March 5, 2022
Refugees from Ukraine deserve our solidarity and support, and so do the countries that welcome them. pic.twitter.com/gHuuBQNsJw
On February 24, Russian president Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine and launched a large-scale invasion. Russian troops are shelling and destroying infrastructure, conducting massive shelling of residential areas of Ukrainian cities and towns using artillery, multiple launch rocket systems, and ballistic missiles. Martial law was imposed in the country and general mobilization was announced. Ukraine filed a lawsuit against the Russian Federation at the UN International Court of Justice in The Hague.
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