The Nordic country plans to stop granting emergency residence permits to military-age Ukrainian men
The Danish government has proposed stripping military-age Ukrainians of refugee protections in an effort to help Kiev combat draft dodging.
Ukrainian men aged 25 to 60 are subject to mobilization, while nearly all men aged 22 to 60 are barred from leaving the country.
The Danish authorities want to amend a special law passed in 2022 to make Ukrainian men aged 23 to 60 ineligible for temporary residence permits unless they have been granted an exemption from military service. Ukrainian men under 23 would only be granted residence permits until they reach draft age.
“Denmark stands shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine in its fight for freedom. That is why we are now changing the Ukraine Special Act, because it was never intended for our residence rules to be used to avoid mobilization into the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Doing so undermines Ukraine’s war effort and weakens the country’s ability to defend itself against Russian attacks,” Immigration Minister Morten Bodskov said on Thursday.
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