26 member states of the European Union condemned the attacks of the aggressor state russia on Kyiv, which killed civilians and damaged civilian objects. Hungary is not among the signatories of this document. This is indicated in a statement on the EU website on Friday, August 29.
The EU member states stressed that russia is undermining all peace efforts and deliberately escalating the situation when it conducts large-scale shelling of Kyiv and other cities of Ukraine. The statement is supported by 26 EU member states (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden), and was also signed by the United Kingdom.
"Intentional attacks against civilians and non-military objectives are war crimes. All commanders, perpetrators and accomplices of these grave violations of international humanitarian law shall be held to account. These crimes only reinforce our determination and resolve to support Ukraine and its people in their defence against Russia and their pursuit of a comprehensive, just and lasting peace," the statement said.
The EU will continue to support Ukraine and accelerate work on the 19th package of sanctions against the russian federation. Hungary did not support this statement.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on August 28, Hungary announced the imposition of sanctions against Robert Brovdi, commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces.
On August 28, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to respond to Hungary's sanctions against "Madyar".
On August 28, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced the delivery of a note of protest to the Hungarian Ambassador in connection with the entry ban on Ukrainian serviceman of Hungarian origin Robert "Madyar" Brovdi.
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