Senate wants to create space for an initial 20,000 refugees
The Berlin Senate wants to create space for an initial 20,000 refugees from Ukraine. "We do not yet know exactly how many there will be," said Governing Mayor Franziska Giffey on Tuesday (March 01, 2022) after the Senate meeting.
Sisters Ioanna (r) and Anna stand with little Aaron (8 months) in Berlin Central Station after their escape from Kiev. They arrived by train from Warsaw with another sister, their mother, and two children.
Kristina, who fled from Kiev, hands her Ukrainian passports to a helper at the main train station with her son Emanuel in her arms. Kristina arrived by train from Warsaw with two sisters, her mother, and two children.