Russian propagandist media are making false claims about British attitudes to Ukrainian refugees based on a poll conducted by the British Office of National Statistics. The Homes for Ukraine program conducted a survey to assess how long current sponsors wanted the hosting arrangement with Ukrainian refugees to last. 24% of respondents said they were ready to help with housing for more than six months, but not for longer than a year. 23% said they were ready to help for longer than a year. There was no mention of any expulsion of Ukrainians from Britain in the survey.

Russian media are busy disseminating another fake about Ukrainian refugees, claiming that the UK has already determined when they should be “expelled” from Britain. This claim is based on a survey conducted by the British Office of National Statistics.

No one in Europe wants Ukrainian refugees, host countries are tired of Ukrainians, Ukrainian refugees are outstaying their welcome – these are some of the themes of Russia’s propagandist narrative about Ukrainian refugees being actively propagated. Spreading such fakes, Russian media use emotionally loaded language, claiming countries want to “expel, drive out and get rid” of Ukrainians.

There is absolutely no language about an imminent “expulsion” of Ukrainians from the UK Homes for Ukraine survey. Russian propagandists once again gleaned a small amount of data from a much larger poll and presented it as their own warped conclusion.

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