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Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively to Match Up to $1 Million in Aid to Displaced Ukrainians

Reynolds and Lively shared their pledge across their social media accounts on Saturday

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Actors Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively have pledged to match up to $1 million in aid to displaced Ukrainians, Reynolds tweeted on Saturday.

As of Sunday, roughly 368,000 Ukrainian refugees had arrived in neighboring countries, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

That number was rising, according to UNHCR.

Both Reynolds and Lively tweeted their promise to match donations made to "USA for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees."

Read the full story at NBCNews.com.

President Joe Biden made the announcement during his State of the Union address Tuesday, joining the European Union and Canada in a similar ban.
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