Exodus from Ukraine: The New Refugee Challenge for the European Union
Exodus from Ukraine: The New Refugee Challenge for the European Union

Author(s): Jolanta Szymańska
Subject(s): Politics, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Ukraine; Russia; invasion; war; migration; exodus; EU;
Summary/Abstract: The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused a massive humanitarian crisis, both in that country and as the fastest exodus of refugees in Europe since World War II. The scale and dynamic of this migration pose a great challenge primarily to the neighbouring countries of Ukraine, which have little experience in accepting refugees and are not systemically prepared for it. To meet this challenge, they need both ad hoc and long-term support from the EU.

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