Number of Ukrainian refugees expected to reach 1.5-million on Sunday, and Russian President Vladimir Putin says Western sanctions are akin to a declaration of war
People fleeing Russian invasion of Ukraine change trains at Euroterminal to be transferred to temporary accommodation centres around the country, in Slawkow, Poland, on March 5 2022. Picture: AGENCJA WYBORCZA via REUTERS/GRZEGORZAfter Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked US lawmakers for help securing aircraft from European allies, the White House said Washington was working with Poland as it considers providing fighter jets.
“Help us if you can, we all want to live, we have kids, husbands, we are mothers and fathers, we are also people,” said Volnovakha resident Larisa as she tried to flee the fighting. “Where shall I go? What’s on me and a bag of things is all I got. That’s all I have.”Erdogan, whose country, a Nato member, shares a maritime border with Ukraine and Russia. Ukraine said a third round of ceasefire talks with Russia would go ahead on Monday; Moscow was less definitive.
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