They Went Through the Hell of the War in Ukraine and Then They Might Head to the Czech Republic. An Austrian Wants to Keep an Eye on Them

Peace in Ukraine is still a long way off, but the Czech Republic is already preparing for the possible arrival of Ukrainian war veterans. They will no longer be able to count on the institution of so-called temporary protection, and the state wants to keep track of which asylum seekers have combat experience.

"How many people have you shot? How many Russians have you killed? These are the questions that drive me crazy, and I stop talking to people like that. Even if they are or were friends and acquaintances. I'm sick of such stupid questions. Do you know how many people I've stopped talking to?" a 22-year-old young man asks me a rhetorical question and continues to curse at the idiots from their town in the middle […]