'Seeking safety is a right and it needs to be upheld for every person,' Stiller said, advocating for those displaced by Russia's war.
Stiller, with UNHCR Representative in Ukraine Karolina Lindholm Billing, spoke with Zelensky after visiting"occupied settlements of the," as well as"the ruined residential areas of Irpin, where they talked to people who survived the occupation," according to the release.
"It's one thing to see this destruction on TV or on social networks. Another thing is to see it all with your own eyes. That's a lot more shocking," Stiller said.is definitely dreadful," Zelensky responded."But it is even worse to just imagine what is happening in the settlements that are still under temporary occupation in the east."
Zelensky and Stiller discussed"the needs of temporarily displaced persons in Ukraine, as well as those in Poland," which Stiller visited prior to Ukraine. "I've just arrived in Poland with UNHCR, to meet families whose lives have been torn apart by war and violence in Ukraine," Stiller said Saturday on Instagram."Millions have been forced to flee their homes with over 90 percent being women and children. I'm here to learn, to share stories that illustrate the human impact of war and to amplify calls for solidarity.
Apart from the visit on Monday, Zelensky"emphasized the violation of the rights of Ukrainians forcibly deported to Russia, including children," and"discussed ways of further cooperation of the Ukrainian authorities with UNHCR."
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