European leaders to meet today to discuss refugee crisis

European leaders are meeting later with the Balkan countries to discuss the escalating refugee crisis.

Several states, including Slovenia, are threatening to close their borders if a solution isn't found.

Russia isn't taking part, and has granted only a handful of Syrians asylum, despite continuing airstrikes in the country.

A woman and her family who are now living inside Moscow's main airport, after Russian officials said they had illegally tried to cross a border.

“We were told this isn’t Europe we don’t take refugees but tell me where else can we go?” the woman said.

“I have saved the lives of my children, what do we do now?”