The migration of Ukrainians in times of crisis. OSW COMMENTARY Number 187, 2015-10-19
Journal: Archive of European Integration (AEI) (University of Pittsburgh)
Year: 2015

Before the Russian annexation of Crimea and the outbreak of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the scale of labour outward migration of Ukrainians had been characterised by a slight downward trend. Back in 2014, an increase in the number of Ukrainians who migrated to Russia was observed, although no similar increase was recorded for EU countries (excluding Poland). The year 2015 brought a more rapid surge in the number of Ukrainians migrating to the EU, again mainly to Poland. Due to the lack of c