Ample support from the German authorities makes Ukrainian refugees less willing to work, Markus Soder believes Berlin should bar all Ukrainian refugees from getting increased social benefits normally only reserved for German nationals, the head of the German state of Bavaria, Markus Soder, has said. Ukrainians were granted the privilege under a special law passed in May 2022, giving them larger benefits than what other asylum seekers receive. The German authorities spent a total of €6.3 billion