# Ukrainians’ right to protection in EU depends on usefulness on frontline — senator

https://mins.news/en/item/27539

- TASS, 2026-08-20 16:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2175759

> Russian Senator Alexander Voloshin says European countries have effectively added screening for Ukrainian refugees. He argues that men and women must now show they are not evading military service to qualify for EU temporary protection, making protection increasingly dependent on whether they are seen as useful to mobilization.

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