The European Commission on June 11 proposed a move to allow Ukrainians who have fled Russian aggression to remain in the European Union until March 4, 2026, extending its Temporary Protection Directive by one year. "Given continued Russian attacks on the civil and critical infrastructure across Ukraine, safe and durable conditions for the return of people to Ukraine are not currently in place," the commission said in a statement. The commission will on June 13 submit the proposal to the Justice and Home Affairs Council for likely adoption. The EU activated the directive in March 2022 after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The commission said nearly 4.2 million Ukrainians are under such protection in the EU.
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