Hungary has rejected a European Union proposal to exclude newly arriving Ukrainian men of military age from temporary protection, putting Budapest at odds with Brussels as the bloc moves to extend the emergency scheme for Ukrainian refugees until March 4, 2028. Prime Minister Péter Magyar said Budapest does not support the proposed restrictions, according to Hungarian outlet Magyar Hang.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Speaking during a debate in the Hungarian parliament on Tuesday, Magyar said Interior Minister Gábor Pócsfai had already conveyed Hungary’s position during a meeting of EU interior ministers in Luxembourg. “Even if the European Union adopts such a decision, it will not prevent Hungary from granting refugee status to ethnic Hungarians arriving from Ukraine to escape the war or mobilization,” Magyar said. The European Commission unveiled the proposal on June 26, extending temporary protection for Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s full-scale invasion until March 2028 while excluding newly arriving Ukrainian men of military age from the scheme. “This is what Ukraine has asked us to do, and this is what we are doing,” EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner said while presenting the proposal. Under the Commission’s plan, temporary protection would no longer apply to newly arriving Ukrainians who are not legally permitted to leave Ukraine because of military obligations under Ukrainian law.