A directive granting millions residency and aid will expire after 2027, Viktoria Grib has said The European Commission has formally notified Kiev that it will not extend the temporary protection scheme for Ukrainian immigrants, which is set to expire in less than two years, Verkhovna Rada lawmaker Viktoriya Grib said on Thursday. Brussels activated the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) shortly after the Ukraine conflict escalated in early 2022. First introduced in 2001, the directive