Kiev has been asking European countries to send back male refugees amid troop shortages and continued setbacks on the front line<\/p>\n
Switzerland could exclude Ukrainian men of military age from protections granted to refugees, the Alpine nation\u2019s government has said.
\nThe Swiss Federal Council announced in a statement on Friday that it has started consultations with cantons on prolonging beyond March 2027 the S Status for some 66,000 Ukrainian nationals who fled to Switzerland after the escalation between Moscow and Kiev more than four years ago. Individuals with such protections receive welfare assistance in goods or money and can freely travel in and out of the country.
\nAs part of those discussions, the government is considering \u201ca possible future restriction for Ukrainian men subject to conscription,\u201d the statement read. The decision on the matter is expected to be made by the end of summer, it added.
\n\u201cThis is because the EU is currently considering an extension of temporary protection with a possible restriction for these men,\u201d the Federal Council explained.<\/p>\n
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EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner said earlier this month that the bloc was looking into the option of excluding military-aged Ukrainian men from the scheme. \u201cThis is also what the Ukrainians are asking us to do,\u201d he stressed.
\nSome 4.3 million Ukrainians are currently living under temporary protection in the EU, including up to 1 million men of fighting age, according to Eurostat data.
\nThe Ukrainian authorities have repeatedly said they want their men returned from abroad amid troop shortages and continued setbacks at the front.
\nKiev announced a general mobilization shortly after the escalation of the conflict in February 2022, barring men aged 18 to 60 from leaving the country. Last year, it relaxed the restrictions for males aged 18 to 22, which prompted thousands to cross the border.
\nUkraine has had to rely on mandatory \u2013 and often forced \u2013 conscription to replenish its military ranks, with a practice dubbed \u2018bussification,\u2019 in which draft officers ambush military-aged men on the streets, often leading to violent altercations and public outrage.
\nIn recent months, several member states, including Poland, Germany, Denmark, the Czech Republic, and Hungary, have moved to curb social programs for Ukrainian migrants.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: EU country to slash benefits for Ukrainian migrants<\/p>\n
Moscow has accused Kiev\u2019s Western backers of being willing to wage a proxy war against Russia \u201cto the last Ukrainian.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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