H.E. Mr. Igor Pokojný:

I thank the Deputy. It is a really good question. I would like to know the answer as well as to how long it will last. Unfortunately, we have to be prepared for everything.

This is why we are trying to provide refugees with everything - not just with accommodation but also with jobs. For example, as I mentioned, children are enrolled in Slovak schools. It looks like Mr. Putin's plan to have a very fast blitzkrieg invasion of Ukraine to change the regime and that everything would be fine has not worked out. It looks like it will take longer than the Russian regime would like. It will be long term and unfortunately we need to be prepared for this.

Not all the people who are entering Slovakia are staying in Slovakia. Many of these refugees are going to other countries. Most of the first wave of refugees were Ukrainians who had relatives in Europe.