Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar has said Hungary will continue to provide protection to Ukrainian men of conscription age despite new EU restrictions.
That is according to TVP, Ukrinform reports.
On Thursday, September 3, Magyar said Budapest would retain the right to provide protection to such men, many of whom, he said, are ethnic Hungarians from the Zakarpattia region.
"A few weeks ago, the European Union decided that refugee status cannot be granted to draft-age men fleeing the war. Despite this, the government decided to retain Hungary's right to grant such status," Magyar said.
About 100,000 ethnic Hungarians live in Ukraine's western Zakarpattia region, which borders Hungary.
