is a qualitative interdisciplinary researcher interested in migration, focusing on Central and Eastern Europe. She is a fellow at RECET, studying Ukrainian labour migrants in Poland, analysed in relation to forced displacement from Ukraine in 2022.
When a neighbourhood collapses into a warzone, from one day to the next, citizens become refugees. Securing safety and caring for those who remain creates a dual burden. Ukrainians, turning to their diaspora, have experienced both support and tension. Returning or remaining has become a political and deeply personal dilemma.
With every step taken by the Russian authorities, the reintegration of Crimea into Ukraine becomes ever more difficult. How can Ukraine claim back rights to a territory that citizens of another country de facto own?
