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Ukrainian War Refugees in the EU and Canada: Self-Identification, Difficulties, and Prospects in Host Countries

Oksana Koshulko

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How it has started �

2013-2014

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2014 Bir Devlet, Bir Millet

2014-2024: 10 years of the occupation of the Ukrainian Crimea

The roundtable ‘Ukrainian Crimea: 10 Years of Occupation’ will be held on the 20th of February 2024

Fill out the Google Form by February 17, 2024 (inclusive): http://surl.li/pyhki

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2014: Bir Devlet, Bir Millet

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09/2014-09/2015 ‘The migration of women from Ukraine and former Soviet Union countries to Turkey: differences, similarities, and outcomes,’ Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey

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11/2015-04/2016 ‘The reasons for Ukrainian female migration to nearby countries around the beginning of the 21st century and the difficulties encountered by these women,’ the Center for Social and Economic Research, Warsaw, Poland

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10/2015-11/2015 ‘The efficient use of intellectual abilities of Ukrainian labour migrants in host countries,’ Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

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2016��

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2018��

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How it continued�

2024

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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. Source: https://data.unhcr.org/en/situations/ukraine

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Several types of Ukrainian war refugees abroad

  • Who tried to protect children;
  • Who lost everything in Ukraine because of bombing by the occupiers;
  • Who fled the country because their cities and villages were occupied;
  • Who decided to use the situation and opportunities abroad?

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A few categories of Ukrainian war refugees abroad

  • Mothers with children;
  • Older and disabled people;
  • Injured military, who went to abroad for treatment and rehabilitation;
  • Volunteers and resisters;
  • Traitors, among them:
  • Celebrities (battalion Monaco);
  • Corruptions, who went to abroad for money;
  • Men, who fled the country via Moldova, Romania, and Poland.

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A few categories of Ukrainian war refugees abroad

  • Traitors, among them:
  • Celebrities (battalion Monaco);
  • Corruptions, who went to abroad for money;
  • Men, who fled the country via Moldova, Romania, and Poland.

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Several stages for Ukrainian war refugees abroad

  • shock and trauma, very often the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD);
  • understanding and accepting the situation abroad;
  • first signs of abuse of the situation;
  • deliberate choice of a program/country.

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Difficulties, and Prospects in Host Countries

  1. Problem of Adaptation;
  2. Language barrier;
  3. Society’s barrier;
  4. Difficulties with employment;
  5. Cultural, religious, and traditional differences in host countries.

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Self-Identification to be Ukrainians

What is the ‘Russian world?’?

Who we are?

Do we respect ourselves as a nation?

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Thank you

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