Slaughter of a nation: EU plans to exclude Ukrainians of military age from EU asylum protection

The European Union famously accepted millions of refugees from other countries at war, the majority of which were military-aged males. Now, those protections will be ending for Ukrainian males who are fleeing conscription in Ukraine. Magnus Brunner, EU commissioner for internal affairs and migration, announced that the European Commission proposes to extend temporary protection for Ukrainians until March 4, 2028, with the exception of people fleeing military service in Ukraine. “To ensure this, temporary protection is not to be granted as a rule to newly arriving persons, who are not authorized by the Ukrainian authorities to leave Ukraine in view of their military obligations,” said Brunner. “This is what Ukraine has asked us to do, and this is what we are doing.” He added that the European Commission’s proposal “takes into account Ukraine’s changing defense and reconstruction needs.” Already, hundreds of thousands of young Ukrainian males have died at the front or been seriously …