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US warns a Russian invasion of Ukraine could displace 5 mn people

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The United States tells the UN General Assembly that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could displace as many as five million people. "If Russia continues down this path, it could -- according to our estimates -- create a new refugee crisis, one of the largest facing the world today," said America's ambassador to the world body, Linda Thomas-Greenfield. SOUNDBITE

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