The European Parliament condemned the visit of Prime Minister of Hungary, currently serving the rotating EU Presidency, Viktor Orban to Russia with the so-called "peace mission" for Ukraine.

The corresponding resolution was adopted on Wednesday in Strasbourg during the first plenary session of the new European Parliament. "The European Parliament condemns the recent visit of the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to the Russian Federation; stresses that during this visit, he did not represent the EU, and considers the visit to be a blatant violation of the EU’s Treaties and common foreign policy, including the principle of sincere cooperation," the resolution states.

"The European Parliament underlines that the Hungarian Prime Minister cannot claim to represent the EU when violating common EU positions; considers that this violation should be met with repercussions for Hungary; recalls that in the immediate aftermath of the Hungarian Prime Minister’s so-called peace mission, Russia attacked the Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in Kyiv, showing the irrelevance of his alleged efforts, which have been met with scepticism from the Ukrainian leadership," the resolution states.

In addition, the European Parliament "reiterates its support for the peace formula presented by Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy; deplores the fact that Hungary has abused its veto power in the Council to prevent essential aid from being granted to Ukraine; urges Hungary to lift its blockade of the European Peace Facility funding for Ukraine, including the agreed reimbursement for Member States for military assistance already delivered."