As I said earlier, what is remarkable is how organic and spontaneous the response is from so many Poles and Central Europeans. No one told them to do it. They’ve just done it themselves. Without being maudlin, it is pure goodness.
https://twitter.com/lewis_goodall/status/1500800229901279235
Despite its open borders, Marcin still thinks the Polish govt “is behind where the Polish public is” in terms of the generosity of its response.
But he does say this on the international front: “we won’t have enough space for everyone still to come. Poland needs help.”
But he does say this on the international front: “we won’t have enough space for everyone still to come. Poland needs help.”
You’ll be able to see more of this as part of my latest report from Poland on @BBCNewsnight tomorrow. Tune in.
Home Office says 300 visas have been issued to Ukrainians in the UK. Geography makes a difference, nonetheless that means Oksana and her two boys (a tiny proportion of Poland’s total refugees) are themselves equivalent to 1% of the total number the UK has so far accepted.
https://twitter.com/ukhomeoffice/status/1500924543266963458
Oksana: "I live 7 kilometers from the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power station. The station was burning two days ago. You can see it from my window....What is happening is just terrorism. They kill innocent civilians. They just shoot cars, people fleeing. They shoot families."
Preview of tonight’s piece featuring just one of the thousands of Polish families who have taken in a Ukrainian one. That’s how more than 1.2 million have crossed 🇵🇱’s borders and there aren’t refugee camps.
https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight/status/1501257907886866436
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