Among the first Ukrainians refugee coming to the U.S. will be those who have family already in the United States, Biden said. Executive Director of the Nationalities Service Center Margaret O’Sullivan told FOX 29 that Pennsylvania has the second largest number of Ukrainians in the United States.
The United States is expanding efforts to help Ukrainian refugees. It has agreed to accept up to 100,000 people escaping from the war and to increase support for Eastern European nations that have taken in most of the people fleeing Russian forces.
"This is not something that Poland or Romania or Germany should carry on their own," said Biden, who said he hopes to meet with refugees on his European trip. "This is an international responsibility."A Delaware County bartender is hosting "Cocktails with a Cause" to help raise money for Ukraine refugees who continue to flee their homeland in record numbers.
Executive Director of the Nationalities Service Center Margaret O’Sullivan told FOX 29 that Pennsylvania has the second largest number of Ukrainians in the United States.
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