Ukraine protests against Hungary over map showing Crimea as part of Russia

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June 3 () –

The charge d’affaires of the Ukrainian Embassy in Budapest has lodged a formal diplomatic protest over the publication of a video on the official channel of the Hungarian government showing a map depicting the Crimean peninsula as Russian territory.

The video defends the need to achieve peace in Ukraine and the controversial map appears, which contradicts the official position of Hungary that defends the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, as denounced by the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement collected by Bloomberg . Russia militarily occupied Crimea in 2014.

“Aligning with Russia’s aggressive policy does not contribute to a restoration of peace in Europe like the one publicly advocated by the Hungarian government” and contradicts Hungary’s obligations as a member of the EU, the UN and NATO, the Ministry stressed. of Ukrainian Foreign Affairs. “Hungary has to stop the provocations,” he stressed.

On Friday it was the Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, who defended the need for a ceasefire and to maintain the positions of the military forces despite repeated announcements of a Ukrainian counteroffensive. An adviser to the Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelensky, has openly described these statements as an “insult” to EU values.

In May Hungary announced its intention to veto the delivery of economic aid to Ukraine and has expressed reservations about sanctions against Russia.