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Europe’s refugee double standard leaves it vulnerable
The Continent’s response to those fleeing Ukraine should be the rule — not the exception.
- Bashar Deeb is an investigative journalist who works with Lighthouse Reports.
If there’s one positive outcome of the war in Ukraine, it’s that the response to the more than 3 million refugees who have left the country is setting a benchmark for what a humanitarian response can and should look like.
- Politico
In countries like Poland, refugees are being greeted not with tear gas and batons but warm sausages, blankets, wi-fi passwords, free Uber rides and room in people’s homes.
But even as we cheer this response, it’s important not to ignore its darker components. European politicians, like…