The European Commission today recommended an extension of the EU’s temporary protection to Ukrainians who’ve sought refuge in the bloc. The President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen proposed the extension during her State of the Union address in the European Parliament this morning. She told MEPs, the EU will be at Ukraine’s side “every step of the way for as long as it takes”. And she said, since the start of the war, four million Ukrainians have found refuge in the bloc.
Out words: will endure
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