Didier Leschi considers it “possible” that the evacuation of Donbass after the appeal of Volodymyr Zelenski, will cause a new influx of Ukrainians in France.
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Didier Leschi, director of the French Office for Immigration and Integration (Ofii), estimates that 99,000 Ukrainians are currently refugees in France, Monday August 1 on franceinfo. “We have 99,000 Ukrainians in France who benefit from the asylum seeker’s allowance”explains Didier Leschi.
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A figure close to what the French authorities predicted in March 2022 when the war in Ukraine broke out. “These people are in a changing situation with some returning to Ukraine and others continuing to arrive even if they are much less than before.”
Reception of Ukrainian refugees in France
“We are at 99,000 Ukrainians who receive the allowance for asylum seekers in France”, Didier Leschi. Director of the French Office for Immigration and Integration (Ofii) pic.twitter.com/Nx2eNp2cbo
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Asked about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski’s call to evacuate Donbass, which has 200,000 Ukrainians, the director of Ofii believes “possible” that this is causing a new influx of Ukrainians to France. However, according to him, “of the more than seven million people who have left Ukraine, just over four million have returned to Ukraine”.
In all cases, “there is a welcome that is organized by local authorities, by the State”and “about 20,000 people” are hosted by private individuals in France.