Irish Examiner view: Refugee aid a long haul

War’s first year

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressing further and higher education students in the Helix, DCU, via videolink. Picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

After a weekend in which up to 50,000 people marched in Dublin to demonstrate solidarity and support for refugees and asylum seekers we will, this Friday, mark the first anniversary of the event which has triggered trans-European migration flows at a level unseen since the Second World War.

Since Russia’s criminal invasion, more than 8m citizens of Ukraine have been forced to leave the country. Another 5m have been displaced within its borders.