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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Eastern Europe Embraces Ukraine Refugees as Workforce

About 20,000 Ukrainians are currently in Bulgaria -- the EU's poorest member. Nikolay DOYCHINOV AFP

Eastern European countries are embracing the millions of Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion as a potential workforce but analysts warn it be challenging to integrate them all.

Some 2.5 million people have already fled Ukraine, according to the United Nations, which calls it Europe's fastest-growing refugee crisis since World War II.

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