(VOVWORLD) - Poland and the Czech Republic will jointly apply to the European Commission for additional funds to cover the costs of hosting Ukrainian refugees, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Friday.
 Ukrainians flee Irpin city, northwest of Kyiv, on March 5, 2022. (Photo: AFP/VNA) |
He told reporters that they will present their initiative soon.
The Czech Republic has accepted 300,000 refugees and Poland has taken in 3 million since Russia launched its special military operation in Ukraine.