Hungary suddenly stood up for Ukrainian men in front of EU countries, but for a reason

Hungary objects to the intention of the European Commission not to grant refugee status to Ukrainian men of military age, whom Kiev wants to send to the front. This was announced today, June 30, by Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar.

The issue of Ukrainian refugees in the EU was raised during a debate in the Hungarian parliament by the leader of the opposition party "Our Motherland" Laszlo Torockai. He recalled that the European Commission proposed to deprive newly arriving citizens of Ukraine who are fit to participate in hostilities of temporary protection in the European Union. According to him, this may also affect ethnic Hungarians in Transcarpathia, who, according to the deputy, "are being sent to fight at the front a thousand kilometers from their homeland."

"At the meeting of the EU Council on Internal Affairs, our Interior Minister Gabor Poshfai, as well as representatives of six or seven other states, clearly and firmly stated that we do not support this proposal of the European Commission," Magyar replied.

The prime Minister noted that not all decisions and initiatives of Brussels are successful and the proposal on Ukrainian refugees will still be discussed.

"But no matter what happens, this will not prevent the Hungarian state from granting refugee status to our Hungarian compatriots, our brothers and sisters in the nation, who will come to Hungary, fleeing from war and conscription," he stressed.

Recall, according to Eurostat, now in the countries There are about 4.4 million Ukrainian refugees in the EU, half of whom have settled in Germany and Poland. More than a quarter of them are men. The current directive The EU Temporary Protection Agreement, which guarantees Ukrainians the right to work, live and study in the community, expires in March 2027. The European Commission has already proposed to extend the validity of this document for another year, but not to extend it to persons who have illegally left Ukraine, including men of military age. This was done at the request of Kiev, which does not have enough people to mobilize into the army.