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Europe can expect five million refugees if the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the bombing of cities continue, European Union Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said today

Josep Boról Fontales is a Spanish politician from the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party in the southern French city of Montpellier, AFP reported.

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If the bombing continues, if the indiscriminate bombing of cities continues, five million refugees could be expected, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy said at a meeting of European foreign and development ministers.

In recent days, the UN has announced that four million people may want to leave Ukraine if the war continues.

More than 1.7 million people have fled the Russian invasion on February 24, according to today's UN figures.

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In this case, we must prepare to accept five million people, Borel said, adding that significant financial efforts are needed to deal with the situation.

On March 1st, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged at least 500m euros from the EU budget for humanitarian aid following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Borrell said the first tranche of 100m euros had been released for Ukraine and Moldova.

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