How many Ukrainians are ready to return home from Europe and under what conditions
About 70 per cent of Ukrainians abroad want to return home - ambassador to Poland.
The majority of Ukrainians who were forced to leave the country because of the war wish to return home as soon as possible. The Ukrainian ambassador to Poland, Vasyl Bodnar, said this in an interview with Radio Liberty.
You will not bring these people back by force. This is their decision. The question is about creating conditions. If we talk to refugees who left Ukraine not of their own free will but under the pressure of circumstances, about 70 per cent of them want to return," the diplomat said.
According to him, 15-20 per cent of Ukrainians staying in Poland are likely to stay there forever. These people have already adapted, found jobs, and some have applied for Polish citizenship.
However, the majority, according to Bodnar, continue to hope for a return:
They say: if the war ends tomorrow, we will go home immediately.
According to the latest data, Poland remains one of the countries that have received the largest number of Ukrainian refugees since the start of the full-scale invasion.
As Socialportal wrote, more than 4 million Ukrainians currently have temporary protection status in the EU. Most have been able to obtain legal status, basic support, access to medical care, education and the labour market. However, life in a foreign land is accompanied by many challenges, and a significant proportion of people still live "between two worlds". What can the state do to bring back its citizens and how they help the country those who have become part of the Ukrainian diaspora abroad. Read the answers to these and other questions in the exclusive mater on Socialportal.
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