DEBATE OF THE DAY

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DEBATE OF THE DAY Would you welcome a Ukrainian into your home? Europe The Russian retreat has allowed a clearer picture to emerge of the huge amount of damage and destruction to lives and towns and villages seized during their push towards the capital. More than two million people have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion began. This is becoming Europe’s worst refugee crisis since World War Two. The United Nations says that four million people will soon be fleeing from the war. Where will these people go? Many have no clear plan. “We don’t need much,” says one refugee. “A warm corner is enough.” So far, the UK has welcomed around 1,000 refugees. Poland has received 1.4 million and Germany 80,000. Today, the British government is launching a scheme to allow ordinary citizens to offer their homes to refugees. Anybody with a spare room in their house will be invited to offer it to an individual or family fleeing from Ukraine. During World War Two, a British scheme rescued 10,000 Jewish children from the Holocaust. It was called the Kindertransport. Other European countries are also welcoming refugees. People with spare rooms greet trains arriving from Ukraine holding posters. “Big room,” read one in Berlin. “One to three people. Children welcome too!” Would you welcome a Ukrainian into your home? FYI- Ukraine- An eastern European country that has spent much of its history as a Russian territory. Although it is home to many Russian speakers, it has been independent since 1991. Russian invasion- The conflict between Russia and Ukraine goes back to 2014 when Russia sent troops into the disputed territory of Crimea. But Vladimir Putin’s decision on 25 February to launch a full invasion was a drastic escalation. Poland- A country in the EU that shares a large border with Ukraine. Poland has taken on far more refugees than any other country in Europe. Holocaust- The name for the murder of six million Jews under the rule of the German Nazi Party. Kindertransport- German for children’s transport.

Would you welcome a Ukrainian into your home?

The Russian retreat has allowed a clearer picture to emerge of the huge amount of damage and destruction to lives and towns and villages seized during their push towards the capital. More than two million people have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion began.

This is becoming Europe’s worst refugee crisis since World War Two. The United Nations says that four million people will soon be fleeing from the war. Where will these people go? Many have no clear plan. “We don’t need much,” says one refugee. “A warm corner is enough.”

So far, the UK has welcomed around 1,000 refugees. Poland has received 1.4 million and Germany 80,000. Today, the British government is launching a scheme to allow ordinary citizens to offer their homes to refugees. Anybody with a spare room in their house will be invited to offer it to an individual or family fleeing from Ukraine.

During World War Two, a British scheme rescued 10,000 Jewish children from the Holocaust. It was called the Kindertransport. Other European countries are also welcoming refugees. People with spare rooms greet trains arriving from Ukraine holding posters. “Big room,” read one in Berlin. “One to three people. Children welcome too!”

Would you welcome a Ukrainian into your home?

FYI-

Ukraine- An eastern European country that has spent much of its history as a Russian territory. Although it is home to many Russian speakers, it has been independent since 1991. Russian invasion- The conflict between Russia and Ukraine goes back to 2014 when Russia sent troops into the disputed territory of Crimea. But Vladimir Putin’s decision on 25 February to launch a full invasion was a drastic escalation. Poland- A country in the EU that shares a large border with Ukraine. Poland has taken on far more refugees than any other country in Europe. Holocaust- The name for the murder of six million Jews under the rule of the German Nazi Party. Kindertransport- German for children’s transport.


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