Gérald Darmanin announced on Friday March 11 the transfer to France of 2,500 Ukrainian refugees in Moldova, as part of an operation that the European Commission is coordinating “
to voluntary countries
”.
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The Minister of the Interior clarified in a tweet that this reception had been decided by President Emmanuel Macron.
“
This is the first major operation of this type
,” commented the ministry.
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