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Will Ukraine Embrace Russian Refugees? Border Residents Are Not Excited


Will Ukraine Embrace Russian Refugees? Border Residents Are Not Excited
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Skepticism prevailed in the Ukrainian border city of Sumy when locals were asked about government plans to accept refugees from Russia's Kursk region. Officials have said that civilians displaced by Ukraine's ongoing military incursion in Russia could be relocated and offered humanitarian aid. But one man speaking to RFE/RL on August 16 said: "Let their country protect them. We've got enough of our own suffering."

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