Overview
- Saxony’s premier Michael Kretschmer called for intake limits and said he will raise the issue at the December 4 Conference of Minister-Presidents.
- Kretschmer tied the rise in arrivals to Kyiv’s August 28 regulation permitting men aged 18–22 to travel abroad during martial law.
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged President Volodymyr Zelensky to halt the outflow to Germany, saying Ukrainians should serve their country.
- Merz confirmed federal plans to cut support for Ukrainian arrivals, saying they will no longer be eligible for citizens’ benefits.
- Ukrainian media and social networks reported queues at border crossings, and UN data indicate about 6.7 million people have left Ukraine since February 2022.