Estonia turns away Ukrainian refugees at EU border after harrowing wait
By DW
16 October 2022 |
2:31 pm
At Russia's border with Estonia, thousands of Ukrainians have been forced to wait for days in raw weather. Even once they reach Estonia, some say they do not know why they were denied entry to the European Union.
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