Russia- Ukraine War: EU migration ministers to meet as refugees flee

Thousands of people have already streamed across the borders into neighbouring countries such as Poland, Moldova, Slovakia and also Russia, a spokesperson for the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said in Geneva on Friday.

Update: 2022-02-25 14:20 GMT

EU ministers for migration will convene for a special meeting this weekend to discuss "concrete responses" to the Ukraine crisis, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced.

Thousands of people have already streamed across the borders into neighbouring countries such as Poland, Moldova, Slovakia and also Russia, a spokesperson for the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said in Geneva on Friday.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday the bloc had prepared contingency plans for refugees with EU member states for the event that Russia invades Ukraine.

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