Ukrainian refugee Viktoria Lysykh had one message for world leaders after crossing the border into Poland on Friday: 'I want the war to end as soon as possible ... In what way exactly? By any means.'
Ukrainian troops carry rocket-propelled grenades and sniper rifles toward the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv.Ukrainian refugees desperately want the war in their home country to end.The majority of refugees have fled to Poland.
Asked what she hoped the high-level meeting would achieve, Lysykh laughed. The best hope was that the conflict would end"in the best way possible for Ukraine". But above all, she just wanted to go back to her home in the Donetsk region. Around her in the station, more women and children kept arriving, loaded with bags. Around 32 500 refugees crossed into Poland on Thursday alone, border authorities said.
Biden was due to meet refugee organisations and sit down with Polish President Andrzej Duda in the town of Rzeszow, about 80 km from the station.
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