About half of Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion of their country have now returned to Ukraine as the number of Ukrainians entering the European Union has fallen to pre-war levels.
EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said the situation has become more stable and the number of Ukrainians arriving in the EU has fallen to levels seen before the invasion by Russian military forces in February.
“The situation in terms of refugee flow is currently stable,” Johansson said, adding: “The number of crossings between the EU and Ukraine is pre-war, pre-COVID-19 level, so we have returned to normal the number of people passing by,” says Deutsche Welle TV channel.
The European Union’s border agency Frontex also said that almost half of all Ukrainians who had fled the EU since February have returned, with many more expected to return before the new school year.
“I see that many Ukrainians in the EU will make a decision before they start their education – where, to start studying in an EU member state, or to return to Ukraine and start studying there,” Commissioner Johansson said.
The European Union’s border agency Frontex said that despite the ongoing conflict with Russia, more Ukrainian refugees are currently returning than leaving the country. https://t.co/QBNLo8FAGp
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The figures come after various agencies reported a decline in the number of Ukrainians fleeing Russian aggression in recent weeks and months. In April, a representative of Ukraine’s border service said that about a million Ukrainians had returned to the country.
“They said that they saw the situation becoming more secure, especially in the western regions, and they could no longer stay abroad,” the spokesperson said.
Last month, Frontex announced that the number of Ukrainians returning to Ukraine for the first time since the start of the aggression exceeded those who had fled the EU.
Many Ukrainians have returned to their countries, while others may be at risk from EU smuggling schemes, according to Europol, the EU police agency, which reported the emergence of several schemes targeting Ukrainian refugees last month.
“During the day, investigators identified suspicious ads targeting Ukrainian refugees, analyzed reports from citizens, analyzed indicators of potential human trafficking for sexual and exploitative purposes, and updated their situational awareness on existing online platforms regarding human trafficking. activities.” , Europol. aforementioned.
Impact of crisis on immigrants: Syrians obtaining German citizenship will triple by 2021 https://t.co/txJ7oLXnH7
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With the repatriation of Ukrainians, more and more other asylum seekers who arrived in Europe at the height of the migration crisis are staying there, and around 130,000 rejected asylum seekers are expected to be granted residence permits in Germany under the new regulation. state.
Many Syrians who arrived during the migrant crisis also acquired German citizenship, and the number of Syrians granted German citizenship tripled to 105,300 in 2021.
Source: Breitbart
