Hungary Joins 48 Nations in Condemning Russian Airspace Violation
UNITED NATIONS – Hungary was among 48 countries signing a UN statement Friday condemning russia following a recent violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones. The joint declaration, read by Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Bosacki at an emergency UN Security Council meeting, expresses “serious concern” over what it calls a new infringement of international law and the UN Charter.
According to the statement, nineteen drone objects originating from Ukrainian territory entered Polish airspace on the night of September 9th. This marks the first time since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine that Poland – and by extension, NATO and the EU – has faced such a significant and unprecedented intrusion.
“We take this prospect to repeat our call on Russia to end its aggressive war against Ukraine immediately, to refrain from further provocations, and to respect the obligations of the United Nations,” Bosacki stated. “Escalation cannot led to peace. For lasting peace in Ukraine, Europe and beyond…”
The signed document also includes support from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, north Macedonia, Switzerland, and georgia, in addition to EU member states.
The airspace violation prompted swift condemnation from hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán,who stated in a radio interview Friday,”The Poles are our friends,our past allies… Everything that violates Poland’s sovereignty,and Hungary must stand by them at the first moment,and we are with the Poles,we are one hundred percent solidar with them.”
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski afterward addressed Orbán, urging him to strongly condemn Russian aggression and to lift Hungary’s vetoes on the disbursement of EU defense funds and Ukraine’s potential EU accession.
