Ukraine refugees now are in limbo in Netherlands

The Netherlands granted refugee status to everyone fleeing the war regardless of nationality. But that policy is now being argued in court, leaving thousands unsure about their futures. Earlier this year the government decided that the remaining roughly 3,000 people who do not have a permanent right to live in Ukraine must also leave the Netherlands, ending all rights and benefits by September 4. In connection with the decision, the Dutch government offered €5,000 to the affected third-country nationals to leave of their own accord, with the only other option being to apply for asylum in a system that’s already strained. The country’s Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND), part of the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security, said the system of third-country nationals coming to the Netherlands under the EU directive was being “abused.” Do you think that Ukraine lost big time for siding with the west?