More than a million refugees have arrived in Poland, a country bordering Ukraine where the Russian invasion is viewed with apprehension and fear. In the first days, long queues formed in front of petrol stations in Poland, for fear of a shortage. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, more and more Poles are rushing to renew their passports, fearing for their safety.
With our correspondent in Warsaw, Sarah Bakaloglou
In front of this building issuing passports from the center of Warsaw, a long line has formed. Agata, a 37-year-old Polish woman, waits with documents in her hand. It was the war in Ukraine that pushed her to ask for a passport for her children.
” I have two young children, one is two months old and the other is three years old. You never know how the situation may evolve, so we prefer to be ready to go. When I see these mothers who have to flee Ukraine, I think we could be next. It’s impossible to predict, it’s just horrible and it’s better to be prepared just in case. »
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A little further on, a retired couple is also queuing. They say they are not there because of the situation in Ukraine, but say they have prepared a list of things to collect, some of which have already been purchased, if the situation deteriorates. ” Water, medicine, sleeping bags, basic food and personal hygiene items “, enumerates the man. “ Anything arriving Ukrainians say they forgot to take confirms his wife.
Pharmacies interviewed say they have been robbed of iodine tablets, in the event of a nuclear risk. According to an SW Research poll for the newspaper Rzcezpospolita71% of Poles believe that Russia could attack Poland.
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