Kiev has been asking European countries to send back male refugees amid troop shortages and continued setbacks on the front line
Switzerland could exclude Ukrainian men of military age from protections granted to refugees, the Alpine nation’s government has said.
The 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.
As part of those discussions, the government is considering “a possible future restriction for Ukrainian men subject to conscription,” the statement read. The decision on the matter is expected to be made by the end of summer, it added.
“This is because the EU is currently considering an extension of temporary protection with a possible restriction for these men,” the Federal Council explained.
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