Germany Tells Ukraine’s War Refugees: Our Borders Are Open
- Saxony regional leader Kretschmer speaks of ‘Herculean task’
- Hundreds of thousands are fleeing west after Russian invasion
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Germany signaled it’s ready to welcome as many refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine as needed in another sign of how Russia’s invasion of its neighbor has triggered radical policy shifts in Berlin.
Before President Vladimir Putin sent in the troops a week ago, the idea of again throwing open Germany’s borders to people fleeing conflict would have seemed politically untenable. The nation is still highly sensitive to the issue after former Chancellor Angela Merkel’s decision in 2015 to welcome thousands of Syrian refugees.