European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, has promised 1 billion euro from the Commission to support Ukraine and the countries taking in refugees who flee war following the Russian invasion of their country. The announcement was made Saturday, at an online fundraising event for the Ukrainian refugees, organized by the US and Canada and hosted by Warsaw. A total of 10.1 billion euro were raised during the event dubbed “Stand up for Ukraine”, to be used for the needs of those 4 million Ukrainian refugees in the EU countries. Moreover, the financing and donations will ensure vital humanitarian assistance to those 6.5 million displaced people in Ukraine, of whom 2.5 million are children.
