The European Commission has proposed tightening the European Union's rules for admitting Ukrainian men fleeing Russia's war who have no permit to leave the country.
"Our proposal provides that temporary protection should not be granted to newly arriving persons who are not allowed to leave Ukraine because of their military obligations under Ukrainian law," EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner told journalists on Friday.
"This is what Ukraine has asked us to do," Brunner said, adding that the plans take "into account Ukraine's evolving defence needs."
Ukrainian refugees are covered by the EU's Temporary Protection Directive, which grants them the temporary right to stay in the bloc without requiring individual asylum procedures.
The European Union currently hosts 4.4 million Ukrainians, according to the commission.
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