The EU was outraged that Orban congratulated Putin on his “re-election” as president

The EU is outraged by the actions of Orban, who congratulated Putin on his “victory” in the elections/Collage 24 Channel

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the presidential elections in Russia. They called on EU member states and the international community not to recognize the results of the presidential elections in Russia as legitimate.

< p>Correspondent 24 Channelsin Brussels reports that the European Parliament was outraged that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban congratulated Putin on his so-called re-election as president. In particular, he then stated that Hungary is ready to expand cooperation with Russia.

The EU is outraged by Orban's actions

The resolution calls on the European Parliament to limit contacts with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin only on issues related to peace, humanitarian and human rights goals, such as the exchange of prisoners, the return of children to Ukraine and the release of political prisoners.< /p>

In particular, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was outraged and decided to congratulate Putin.

Upsetting the fact that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban decided to break ranks with the EU and congratulated Vladimir Putin on his fictitious re-election, the European Parliament said.

Resolution on the presidential elections in Russia: what is known

• In the resolution, the European Parliament called for the introduction sanctions against those involved in organizing and holding illegal elections in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
• MEPs stated that holding elections in the temporarily occupied territories is a serious violation of the sovereignty of Ukraine. They also noted that local residents were forced to vote in the presence of armed Russian soldiers.
• The resolution will now be submitted to EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Josep Borrell, EU Council , governments and parliaments of member states, the Council of Europe, the OSCE, and information will also be sent to the Russian authorities.