# European Union countries approved a one-year extension of the temporary protection offered to Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russia’s war, allowing them to stay in the bloc until March 2027. Some 4.3-million Ukrainians are registered as refugees across the European Union, with Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic hosting the largest communities. The 27-nation bloc granted Ukrainians temporary protections in the weeks after Moscow’s full-scale invasion of its neighbour in February 2022.
EU countries approve extension for Ukrainian refugees to stay till March 2027