EU extends right to stay for Ukrainians, excludes military-age men
The move keeps 4.4 million Ukrainians covered in the bloc while requiring new applicants to show military-service compliance or exemption.
- Today, European Council member states agreed to extend temporary protection for Ukrainians until March 4, 2028, providing "clarity and predictability" to those fleeing the war.
- Since March 2022, more than 4 million refugees from Ukraine have been granted protection, establishing the foundation for today's extension by the European Council.
- New applicants for temporary protection must now confirm they have fulfilled or are legally exempt from military service in Ukraine; existing holders remain unaffected.
- Applicants must present a passport with a stamp confirming lawful departure from Ukraine or provide official documentation proving military service completion or legal exemption.
- Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense WBadysBaw Kosiniak-Kamysz stated that young Ukrainians in Poland should defend their country against Russian aggression.
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The European countries agreed on Wednesday to extend the temporary protection granted to Ukrainian refugees until 2028, but excluded men who could be called to arms from this category, POLITICO informs.
The EU wants to limit the protection status of vulnerable Ukrainian men. In the future, they will have to prove that they have done their military service or have been freed from it. The EU is thus responding to a request from Ukraine.
Newly arrived Ukrainian men of conscription and mobilization age will no longer receive temporary protection in the European Union unless they can prove that they have fulfilled their military obligations. However, the change will not affect those who have already arrived. Representatives of EU member states agreed on this, while also generally approving the extension of temporary protection for Ukrainians until at least March 2028.
In the future, vulnerable Ukrainian men will no longer automatically receive protection status in the European Union.
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