The war in Ukraine continues and Russian forces are advancing in the country despite courageous resistance.
In total, one million Ukrainian refugees have already fled the country in one week, according to the UN, which adopted a resolution on March 2 demanding "that Russia immediately stop using force against Ukraine".
For the first time, as a gesture of solidarity, the European Union will apply a 2001 directive providing "temporary protection" to Ukrainian refugees.
A gesture that contrasts with the reluctance of some European countries to welcome Syrian or Afghan refugees.
Especially since several sources, including the International Organization for Migration, have noted violent discrimination against certain candidates for departure of African or Asian origin, turned back at the border.
>> Exodus at the Ukraine-Poland border: "They are turning us back just because we are black!"
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