The new President of Hungary, Katalina Novak, during her inauguration on May 14, declared support for the European integration of Ukraine and condemned Russian aggression, the Hungarian edition Telex reports..

Novak named 10 points regarding support for Ukraine:.

We condemn Putin's aggression, an armed attack on a sovereign state.

We will forever say "

We Hungarians want peace here and in neighboring countries. We want peace, not war.

We demand investigation and punishment for war crimes.

We are not neutral, we are on the side of the innocent victims and the truth. We fulfill our obligations within the EU and NATO.

We are under no circumstances ready to give up our sovereignty, for which we have fought many times, and we are constantly developing our defense forces.

We support Ukraine's accession to the EU.

We are ready to sacrifice for the sake of peace and will not interfere with the sacrifice of our allies, but we will not agree to solutions that require too much sacrifice from the Hungarians.

We are happy to be mediators between the parties to the war.

We, as before, insist on ensuring the rights of Hungarians living in Ukraine.

Nowak, 44, became the first female president of Hungary, as well as the youngest president among all EU countries.. She replaced the retired Janos Ader after his second term ended..

Previously, Novak worked as deputy leader of the political party Fidesz Viktor Orban and was the Minister of Family Affairs: she was responsible for the middle class economic support program, including tax cuts, subsidies and housing loans..

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