Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, approximately 6.4 million refugees have relocated to neighboring countries, including Germany and the Czech Republic. Olivia White, a senior partner and a director of the McKinsey Global Institute, and coauthors note that many of those who left Ukraine have settled in some of Europe’s poorest nations, such as Estonia and Romania, putting a potential strain on the social safety net in those regions.
To read the article, see “War in Ukraine: Twelve disruptions changing the world—update,” July 28, 2023.