The European Union executive said on Sunday that Europe was facing its biggest humanitarian crisis in many years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the number of Ukrainians displaced by the conflict could exceed 7 million.
“We are witnessing what could become the biggest humanitarian crisis on our European continent in many, many years. The needs are growing as we speak,” said Janez Lenarcic, European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management.
“So for the humanitarian situation in general, the currently expected number of displaced Ukrainians is over 7 million,” he told a news conference in Brussels after a special meeting of EU member states’ interior ministers to discuss the crisis.
The projection of the European Union exceeds that of the United Nations (UN). On Saturday (26), the United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, Kelly Clements, estimated that there would be up to 4 million refugees.
So far, more than 150,000 people have crossed into Ukraine since the country was invaded by Russian troops. Much of it went to Poland, in addition to Hungary, Moldova, Romania and others.
Source: CNN Brasil
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