Swiss welcome for Ukrainian refugees 'going well', says minister
Given the scale of the challenge, Switzerland is coping well with the influx of Ukrainian refugees, but we do not know how many more will come, says Justice Minister Karin Keller-Sutter.
At an early stage, Switzerland introduced a special “S” status for the refugees and involved relevant actors at different levels, she said in an interview with the Tages-Anzeiger published on Saturday. Likening the Swiss federal system to one of sculptor Jean Tinguely’s kinetic machines, she told the newspaper that “it takes time to get going, but once it starts, it works”.
But new issues arise every day and we don’t know how many more refugees will come, she continued. More accommodation will be needed in private homes. Keller-Sutter told the newspaper that she would soon appoint a person to develop medium- and long-term planning.
Some 22,000 Ukrainian refugees have been registered in Switzerland since Russia invaded its neighbour on February 24.
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