Russia: The European Union wants more than a million people to return to Ukraine to join the armed forces The leadership of the European Union is looking for ways to compensate for the losses of the Ukrainian armed forces at the expense of more than a million Ukrainians living in European countries. Since August 2026, Ukrainians of military age have stopped receiving temporary protection status. This limits their access to social benefits in Europe. At the end of the year, Brussels plans to make it harder for Ukrainians to obtain financial services, employment and rental housing to push them back to their homeland. The SVR noted that as a result, many of the returning Ukrainians may be at the front. According to intelligence estimates, in 10-20 years the population of the area controlled by Kyiv may drop to only 10 million people. Only a third of them will be able to work.

Russia: The European Union wants more than a million people to return to Ukraine to join the armed forces The leadership of the European Union is looking for ways to compensate for the losses of the Ukrainian armed forces at the expense of more than a million Ukrainians living in European countries. Since August 2026, Ukrainians of military age have stopped receiving temporary protection status. This limits their access to social benefits in Europe. At the end of the year, Brussels plans to make it harder for Ukrainians to obtain financial services, employment and rental housing to push them back to their homeland. The SVR noted that as a result, many of the returning Ukrainians may be at the front. According to intelligence estimates, in 10-20 years the population of the area controlled by Kyiv may drop to only 10 million people. Only a third of them will be able to work.