The European Union and its member states, in a statement delivered at the 101st Joint Forum for Security Co-operation and Permanent Council meeting of the OSCE on 15 July 2026, resolutely condemned Russia's illegal, unprovoked and unjustifiable war of aggression against Ukraine, calling for a comprehensive, just and lasting peace based on the UN Charter and international law. The statement, published by the EEAS on 17 July 2026, also highlighted the serious human rights consequences of Russia's attacks, the militarisation of Ukrainian children in occupied territories, and urged all countries to cease assistance to Russia's war effort.
The EU's statement referenced a recent UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission report underscoring the severe civilian harm from Russia's daily use of long-range weapons, missiles, drones and guided aerial bombs, including attacks far from the frontline. It also cited a Moscow Mechanism report on the militarisation and indoctrination of Ukrainian children, noting that cadet classes, military-patriotic youth organisations and re-education camps provide pre-military preparation, including weapons and UAV training for children aged 14–18, and that conscription is imposed on Ukrainian boys in occupied territories upon reaching 18, in violation of international law. The EU called on Russia to implement the report's recommendations without delay.
The EU reaffirmed its multi-faceted support to Ukraine—political, financial, economic, humanitarian, military and diplomatic—and committed to helping protect Ukraine's skies with additional air defence and missile interception support. The statement echoed President of the European Council António Costa's remark that Russia's escalating attacks prove it has failed to achieve its battlefield objectives. The EU also strongly condemned the deployment of DPRK military forces in the war and continued military support to Russia by Belarus, Iran and the DPRK, as well as repeated breaches of the airspace of EU member states and neighbouring countries, most recently Moldova. Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway and Ukraine aligned themselves with the statement.