FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – Cyprus hosts the sixth-highest proportion of Ukrainian refugees among European Union member states, according to Eurostat.
A total of 23,090 non-EU citizens who fled Ukraine currently reside in Cyprus, equating to 23.9 refugees per 1,000 residents.
The country trails only the Czech Republic, Poland, Latvia, Slovakia, and Estonia, with the Czech Republic leading the bloc at 33.5 per 1,000.
Germany remains the EU’s largest host country, sheltering 27.8 percent of all Ukrainian refugees.
Earlier this week, British and European foreign ministers and officials met in London but concluded without substantial breakthroughs on the situation in Ukraine.
According to a statement from the British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the ministers reaffirmed their commitment to providing security guarantees for Ukraine, including the establishment of a coalition of air, land, and maritime reassurance forces.
Foreign ministers from France, Spain, Germany, Italy, and the European Commission reiterated that a halt remains a prerequisite for further diplomatic progress.
However, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, the host, refrained from commenting on the sequencing of a potential ceasefire.