Talks between the US and Russian authorities about ending the war in Ukraine are ongoing. How do temporary workers from Ukraine currently in Poland assess this situation? We present the results of the latest report by the international employment agency OTTO Work Force Central Europe, based on research carried out in February 2025.

According to the latest report by OTTO Work Force Central Europe, temporary workers from Ukraine, employed in Poland, are very cautious about predictions regarding the end of the war. Of those surveyed, as many as 69% indicate that it is difficult to predict when the armed conflict in their homeland will end. In contrast, 15% of respondents hope for an end to the war by the end of 2025, and 8% point to next year.

In 2022, one in two Ukrainians said they wanted to return to their country, now one in six

Only 16% of the temporary workers from Ukraine declare their readiness to return to their homeland after the end of the war. At the end of 2022, such a declaration was made by half of the respondents and at the end of 2023 by 42%. It is evident that each year the number of those who assume a return to Ukraine is decreasing. At the same time, the percentage of those who rule out a return has increased - currently as many as 62% of respondents do not plan to return to their homeland, which is a significant increase compared to 2022 (25%) or 2023 (23%). Currently, 22% of those surveyed were among the undecided, suggesting that one in five workers is still waiting for political and economic developments in Ukraine.