Peter Szijjarto's announcement came after Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) allegedly dismantled a Hungarian military intelligence network operating in Zakarpattia Oblast.
The approval marks a key step in international efforts to hold Moscow accountable for what is considered the gravest violation of international law committed against Ukraine.
Although Moscow declared on April 28 that it would halt all military actions from May 8 to midnight on May 11 to mark Victory Day, strikes on civilian areas have continued.
Under Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin's rule, millions of Ukrainians died during the Holodomor, a man-made famine in 1932–1933. The dictator also oversaw mass deportations, purges of Ukrainian intellectuals and leaders, and the suppression of the Ukrainian language and culture.
According to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), this marks the first time Ukrainian authorities have exposed a Hungarian military intelligence network conducting activities harmful to Ukraine.
Delegations from 35 countries and the Council of Europe gathered in Lviv as EU officials prepare to approve both new defense aid and steps toward establishing a tribunal for Russian leadership.
The ruling marks a significant victory for RFE/RL amid growing concerns about U.S. funding cuts to independent media countering Russian disinformation.
U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the new pope and leader of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the name Pope Leo XIV, a senior cardinal announced on May 8 to crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square, according to Vatican News.
George Simion, leader of Romania's far-right AUR party, who won the first round of the presidential election with nearly 40% of the vote, reiterated that if elected, he would oppose any further assistance to Ukraine and shift Romania’s focus inward.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed their countries' relationship on May 8, vowing to increase cooperation in all areas, including military ties.
"There is Turkey, which maintains channels of communication. And then, above all, there is the People's Republic of China, which, more than anyone else, has the means to make (Russian President Vladimir) Putin come to the negotiating table and soften his demands," Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on May 8.
The United States will be ready to "walk away" from the negotiating table if it does not see Russia making progress in negotiation to end the war, U.S. Vice President JD Vance told Fox News on May 8.
ISW: Avdiivka a microcosm of Russian command's 'wider failure'
The situation near the battleground city of Avdiivka illustrates the Russian military command's inability to learn from past mistakes, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote in its Nov. 1 report.
"Avdiivka is a microcosm of the Russian General Staff’s wider failure to internalize and disseminate lessons learned by Russian forces during previous failed offensive efforts in Ukraine," analysts said.
The ISW cited "similarly catastrophic" Russian infantry assaults involving armored vehicles, particularly a winter offensive in western Donetsk Oblast last year. Russia's campaign against the well-fortified settlement of Vuhledar resulted in heavy equipment and personnel losses.
According to the ISW, Russian forces have launched such attacks in multiple sectors of the Ukrainian front since the start of the all-out war.
The current offensive near Avdiivka has also led to intense casualties among Russian troops, signaling a deeper strategic failure.
"The fact that two very distinct groupings of forces have engaged in similarly ineffective operations suggests that the Russian military command is struggling to learn and disseminate lessons across the theater," the ISW said.
The ISW specifically noted the negligence of Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov, calling him "ultimately responsible for this failure." The institute's analysts compared Gerasimov unfavorably to Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces.
Zaluzhnyi's analysis of the war, published in a Nov. 1 column for the Economist, represented a "thoughtful and public evaluation" of Ukraine's military challenges, in contrast to Gerasimov's floundering, the ISW said.
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