00:00More Ukrainians are getting jobs in Poland.
00:03Incomes are rising, and they're becoming more settled within communities.
00:08Around half say they're unsure whether to return home.
00:12Inside the Ukrainian home NGO in Warsaw,
00:15refugees seek legal guidance and assistance with daily life.
00:20Here, Ukrainian families weigh their futures as the conflict drags on.
00:25For me, it was very hard in Ukraine.
00:30The pension was around $60.
00:32And here, my wife works, and she earns over $1,100 per month.
00:37Maybe if something is changing in Ukraine, then I will go back.
00:40But otherwise, it's hard.
00:42Many, like Michal, must now balance family needs with uncertainty about peace.
00:48I think the people who are not integrated here in Poland for now,
00:52they're waiting to come back to Ukraine.
00:56And people who have found already a good paid job,
01:01their children go to schools, are integrated in schools,
01:05they plan to go to universities, I think they will stay here in Poland.
01:10According to recent surveys, 20 to 30% of refugees in Poland
01:15say they are unsure about their future plans.
01:18Some have found stability, but still remain uncertain.
01:24Like Veronica, a 63-year-old architect who, when the conflict in Ukraine started,
01:30launched her interior design firm in Poznań.
01:33Deciding between staying in Poland and returning to Ukraine remains a complex issue for her.
01:39Basically, a lot, a lot of things have changed in Ukraine,
01:46and I can't give an answer right away as to where I'll go.
01:49To be honest, I feel comfortable in Poland now, that's a fact.
01:52Of course, I never planned to live abroad, although there were all sorts of opportunities.
01:57But it seemed to me, I am Ukrainian, I will live only in Ukraine.
02:01But this is how it's turned out.
02:04For now, nearly a million Ukrainians in Poland live in limbo,
02:08waiting to see whether peace will come and what that peace might bring.
02:13Aljoš Milenković, CGTN, Poznań.
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