Berlin, March 1 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged today from Warsaw that his country welcome refugees from Ukraine, while congratulating Poland for its “exemplary” work towards those displaced by the Russian invasion. “We are ready to accept a significant number of these refugees,” the British leader said in a joint appearance with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. Johnson also highlighted the “incredible work” that Poland is doing in terms of humanitarian aid -a country to which, according to Polish sources, 327,000 Ukrainians arrived until yesterday-, to then warn that the Russian invasion will “predictably” generate millions of displaced people. The British Prime Minister’s announcement contrasts with the restrictive immigration policy implemented by his government as a result of “Brexit”. Johnson did not specify, however, how many of these refugees he will welcome in his country or under what conditions. With his visit to Warsaw, the British Prime Minister wanted to express the “solidarity” of his country towards Poland and Ukraine. “We want to help Ukraine defend its freedom and independence,” he said, continuing to argue that “(Vladimir) Putin will not achieve his goal.” Johnson also recalled that his country has committed to providing 220 million pounds in humanitarian aid for Ukraine and that it has a contingent of 1,000 soldiers deployed in the countries on the eastern flank of NATO, including Poland. EFE gc/jam/rml
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