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A bipartisan group of lawmakers recounted harrowing scenes from the Ukraine border after witnessing the humanitarian crisis of refugees fleeing the war into Poland.
Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee organized the trip last weekend to see firsthand the aftermath of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s all-out war on Ukraine and its civilians.
“It’s just horrific,” Meeks told Fox News Digital of the scenes at the Poland-Ukraine border. “It made me and a number of others almost want to break down in tears.”
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The members of Congress saw scores of cold women and children crossing to Poland, having to abruptly leave their peaceful lives and their belongings to flee for safety in a neighboring country. They witnessed “heartbreaking” goodbyes at the border where men aged 18-60 had to return to Ukraine to fight for freedom, while their families sought refuge in Poland.
Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., organized a bipartisan trip to Poland over the March 4, 2022 weekend. Here members of Congress are at the border of Ukraine as refugees enter the country. Photo courtesy of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, with permission.
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Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo., recalled seeing a tearful mother of four who said goodbye to her husband who had to return to the fight in Ukraine. She didn’t have gloves as she crossed into Poland and her son was blowing on her hands to keep her warm. Wagner said she gave the Ukrainian woman her gloves.
“I’ve been in Congress for 10 years and this was probably the most important and consequential trip that I have ever made abroad,” Wagner told Fox News Digital. “We weren’t there as Republicans and Democrats. We were there as Americans to show … support and to let our allies know … that we have their backs and let the Ukrainian people know that we here in America will be there for them.”
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