“A hundred people” arrived in France from Ukraine, according to Gérald Darmanin, who spoke during a press briefing held on Tuesday from the Ministry of the Interior.
“Today we have few people.
A few dozen people at Beauvais airport who flew from Warsaw, but also at the Nice border with their vehicle.
It may be that, in the coming days, there will be more people who come to France, ”said the Minister of the Interior.
During this intervention, Gérald Darmanin indicated that he had “given instructions to extend, for Ukrainians, all residence permits that would end in the coming days by at least 90 days.
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Gérald Darmanin announces the extension of "90 days at least" the residence permits of Ukrainians in France and wishes the release of "temporary protection" on European territory pic.twitter.com/5NpxGmCfWk
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Unblocking the temporary protection of the right of asylum?
"At this time, we are also proposing, on behalf of the French presidency, that Europe unblock temporary protection, a kind of temporary asylum on European soil" in force for six months and renewable for up to three years explained The Minister.
For the record, more than 660,000 people fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine have flocked to neighboring countries, and the numbers are increasing "exponentially", the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Tuesday. .
All neighboring countries have so far kept their borders open to refugees fleeing Ukraine - a "significant number" of whom have gone to Russia, said Shabia Mantoo, a spokeswoman.
"UNHCR urges governments to continue to maintain access to territory for all those fleeing: Ukrainians and third-country nationals living in Ukraine," she said.
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