Among the 4.5 million Ukrainians who have found refuge in European Union member states, many are eager to return home.

Axar.az reports that this was stated by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.

"While we are supporting Ukraine, this is not only about business, which is important: But it is mostly about people. And I am thinking here of the 700,000 displaced Ukrainian children, who pursue their education in schools across the European Union. Or of the Ukrainian students, who could find a new learning environment thanks to Erasmus+. And of the 4.5 million Ukrainians who found safety across European Member States, but who are longing to go back home And for that, we need a just and lasting peace.

This is more than human capital we are speaking about. This is the people of Europe shaping their common European future together," she noted.