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“The Ukrainian World, situated at the corner of the Świętokrzyska Street and Nowy Świat in Warsaw, closed its doors after two and a half years of activity. The centre was helping Ukrainians and promoting the Ukrainian culture”, writes Gazeta Wyborcza.

Spacerowa Street [which has been nominated for renaming] is located in the immediate vicinity of the Russian Embassy in Warsaw. According to Gazeta Wyborcza, the idea is supported by renowned politicians and activists.

The news portal theguardian.com wrote about Ukrainians, exiled from their homes by war and poverty, who seek refuge in neighbouring Poland. In Warsaw, refugees find assistance at ‘Ukrainian World’, an aid centre run by the Open Dialogue Foundation.

Gazeta Wyborcza wrote about volunteers from the Open Dialogue Foundation and the threat of closure of the centre for aid for Ukrainian immigrants.

– Sometimes they come with a bundle containing all their belongings, sometimes they arrive in good cars, with cash – that’s how Mateusz Kramek from the Open Dialogue Foundation describes newcomers addressing ‘Ukrainian World’, in an interview with a Newsweek journalist.

– “Human power has its source in the soul rather than in the flesh. Life is a difficult business, and therefore it is easier to go through it with a smile on your face”, – Ukrainians in Poland, quoted by foreign media, write in letters to wounded soldiers in Odessa.

The Uwaga programme broadcasted, on a TVN channel, reportage on Natalia Panchenko, Chair of EuroMaidan Warsaw and coordinator of the ‘help for Ukraine’ campaign of the Open Dialogue Foundation (ODF).

Wyborcza.pl describes the activities of Polish organisations which help those in need in Ukraine; the Open Dialogue Foundation was mentioned amongst them.

The website naszemiasto.pl mentioned the vote that took place on Sunday at the Ukrainian Embassy.

The May programme “Telenovyny“, aired by Polish regional public television, was devoted, amongst others things, to the centre for assistance to Ukraine, the “Ukrainian World“.