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Russia and ukranian foreign ministers met in turkey yesterday for the most high level talks since russia invaded ukraine two weeks ago. More than 2 million people have left so far, and near one and a half million have gone to poland. Our correspondent, james shotter, has been reporting on how poles are receiving all these ucranian refugees. And here's the news you need to start your day.

US consumer price growth approached 8 per cent last month ahead of a surge in energy prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the war in Ukraine is causing energy bills to skyrocket in the UK. Plus, the FT’s central European correspondent, James Shotter, talks about his reporting on the flood of Ukrainian refugees into Poland and how Poles are responding.

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