Publisher's Synopsis
"The European Union has long seen Ukraine as a stepping point for refugees and migrants on their way to Europe. Accordingly, it has spent tens of millions of Euros to divert the flow of migrants and asylum seekers and shift the burden they generate away from the Union and into Ukraine. One cornerstone of its strategy was the conclusion of an EU-wide readmission agreement with Ukraine, which entered into force in January 2010. The EU's monetary support has largely focused on securing Ukraine's borders and constructing migrant detention facilities. The EU has not done enough to ensure that migrants in Ukraine are treated humanely, that they are not arbitrarily detained, and that asylum seekers and members of vulnerable groups are protected. Migrants and asylum seekers in Ukraine, including children, face a real risk of ill-treatment at the hands of border guards and police, and they often are detained arbitrarily. Some migrants recount
