The Washington Post: The West is on the cusp of the largest exodus of Europeans since World War II

Post columnist Catherine Rumble warned

that Europe and the West in general may be on the cusp of the largest exodus of Europeans since World War II, calling on America and other allies to prepare now before this humanitarian crisis becomes as large as many fear.

She made it clear that doing so would be in the interests of the Ukrainian refugees, and the interests of America.

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, Rumple cited US officials as saying that the Russian invasion could displace up to 5 million Ukrainians, twice the number of migrants who sought asylum in Europe at the height of the Syrian refugee crisis in 2015.

The writer called on America and European countries to provide everything they can to the Ukrainian refugees, because this would be in the interest of Western national security, as it would be consistent with the values ​​of human mercy.

She explained that this large refugee can cause turmoil and tension if it is not dealt smoothly, not only with these migrants but also in the communities that receive them, noting that the Syrian refugee crisis has led, for example, to a violent reaction from the far right and to Political violence across Europe.

She said that Russian President Vladimir Putin knows this, and he saw in 2015 how destabilizing the refugee debate in Western Europe is, stressing that showing the West's willingness now to deal with this issue in a non-disturbing and non-hostile way robs Putin of the tool that Putin has to destabilize Western society.

She concluded by saying that the West had failed to contain the "crazy man who is now leading Russia", but the safety of his victims should not be an afterthought, as was the case in many past refugee crises.