26% of Ukrainian refugees are dissatisfied with the conditions in their new country
Many stereotypes about life in European countries prevailed among Ukrainians. After the start of a full-scale war, millions of citizens went abroad and saw with their own eyes that everything is not so bad in Ukraine. In particular, we have better developed digital services, such as online banking, document processing, etc. Many even complain about the taste of food abroad. In general, 26% of Ukrainian refugees are dissatisfied with life in the new country.
According to the results of the survey conducted Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS), only 28% of Ukrainians in Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany are completely satisfied with their living conditions. Another 38% of respondents answered that they were “rather satisfied”. The answer “rather dissatisfied” was chosen by 20% of respondents. 6% of Ukrainians are completely dissatisfied with their current living conditions in Germany, Poland or the Czech Republic.
Only a third of refugees do not plan to obtain the citizenship of another country at all. Some of the interviewees have already received a passport of another state.
“Among the respondents, 7% claim that they already have the citizenship of another (except Ukraine) country, and another 12% have submitted documents and are waiting for a decision. They have not submitted and do not plan to do so – 34%. At the same time, almost half of the respondents (45% ) although they did not submit documents, but in general they would like to obtain the citizenship of another country,” the KMIS report informs.
Only 50% of those who went abroad because of the war plan to return to Ukraine.
“Exactly half of the respondents are those who are more likely to return. However, taking into account the respondents’ answers to other questions regarding interest in Ukraine, this assessment is rather an optimistic scenario in the current conditions,” analysts of the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology note.
