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.
US VP debate passes with no questions, comments about Russia's full-scale war on Ukraine

The U.S. vice presidential debate on Oct. 1 between Republican Senator J.D. Vance and Democratic Governor Tim Walz touched on a variety of domestic issues, and some foreign policy, but did not include a single question — or comments from either candidate — on Russia's full-scale war on Ukraine.
Vance, who was selected as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's running mate in July, has been outspoken about his opposition to U.S. aid for Ukraine. He has repeatedly said that he "doesn't care about Ukraine," including just days after the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion.
There was speculation that the debate could be an opportunity for Walz to hammer Vance on his isolationist views and his recent controversial comments about a proposed peace plan in Ukraine.
In September, Vance said in an interview that Trump's potential plan to end the war could include the establishment of a special demilitarized zone between Ukraine and Russia. Ukraine would retain its sovereignty, but at the same time it would have to give guarantees to Russia that it would not join NATO or any other allied institutions, Vance added.
Later in the month, President Volodymyr Zelensky characterized Vance's views on the war as being "too radical" and said that he did not "consider this concept of his, a plan, in any formal sense."
Alexander Vindman, the former director for European Affairs for the U.S. National Security Council, told the Kyiv Independent ahead of the debate that the showdown was "important" because it would allow Walz to "punch holes into Vance's worldview."
But besides the first question, which was focused on the ongoing multifaceted conflict in the Middle East, the moderators instead opted to ask questions about abortion, the economy, childcare, and other pocketbook issues.
Ukraine was not mentioned at all, and Russia was referenced only once — in a passing comment from Vance about Russian interference into the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Former Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger, a vocal critic of Trump and Vance and an outspoken supporter of U.S. aid for Ukraine, said the failure of the moderators to ask a question about the war was "unreal."
"The most important foreign policy issue in front of us, and they ignored it," Kinzinger wrote on X.
Joe Walsh, another former Republican congressman who has since broken with the party, was similarly incredulous.
"How could the moderators NOT ask a question about Ukraine? How is that possible?" he wrote on X.
In the debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and Trump in September, Ukraine was the focus of one of the main foreign policy debates.
Harris hit Trump on his repeated pledge that he would end the war in 24 hours and accused the former president of planning to "give up" Ukraine.
"That's not who we are as Americans," Harris added.
With the apparent gap between the policies on Ukraine between the two tickets, commentators on CNN were puzzled that Vance and Walz were not asked any questions about the largest land war in Europe since World War II.
Polls of U.S. voters since February 2022 have indicated an increasingly partisan divide over support for Ukraine, with Democrats broadly being more in favor of continuing aid, while Republicans are more broadly opposed.
A Quinnipiac University poll in August found that 85% of likely voters believed that the war was an important factor to consider when choosing who to vote for.
But respondents were split on whom they thought would handle the war better, with 49% choosing Trump and 47% choosing Harris.

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