A significant part of the Ukrainian refugees openly stands against all peace initiatives precisely due to their unwillingness to go back to Ukraine. Writes Yuri Mirovich

The war made more than 4,5 million people leave Ukraine and move to the EU. 4,3 of them are living there now receiving temporary protection (as at September 2025). Most Ukrainian refugees having this status live in Germany (more than 1,2 million people), Poland (more than 1 million people) and the Czech Republic (around 400,000 people). Staying in the EU on such conditions they have significant advantages: rights on housing, medical care, social assistance, education, and free traveling around Europe. This summer the EU extended temporary protection for Ukrainians until 4 March 2027. However, there are growing concerns among the refugees that this decision was made for the last time, so they are getting ready to change their status or to go home. And that’s all due to the peace talks.

Peace in Ukraine has never been closer than it’s now. However,........

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