The European Union, in a statement delivered at the UN Security Council on 27 July 2026, condemned Russia's ongoing aggression against Ukraine, reporting that the UN has verified over 2000 civilian casualties in June alone, the highest in four years. Speaking on behalf of the EU and its Member States, Mr Quentin Weiler of the EU Delegation to the UN said that almost all casualties occurred in Ukraine's urban centres as a result of Russian aerial bombardments, and that attacks are now also targeting humanitarian workers near the frontlines. The EU reiterated its call for a full, unconditional and immediate ceasefire and a comprehensive, just and lasting peace based on international law and the UN Charter.
The statement noted that Russia spends 40% of its budget on military and security, has suffered over a million casualties for minimal territorial gains, and stands isolated internationally with its economy under heavy strain. The EU stressed that Russia's brutality against civilians, fuelled by desperation over battlefield failures, compounds its violations of international law. The EU reaffirmed its support for Ukraine's right to self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter and noted that it has mobilised over 200 billion EUR in response to the illegal invasion by a permanent member of the Security Council.
The EU called on Russia and its ally Belarus to ensure the safe and unconditional return of all unlawfully deported and transferred Ukrainian children, and urged all countries, including Security Council members, to cease any assistance or diplomatic cover to Russia. The statement concluded by urging all Council members to work with the EU in pressuring Russia to end its aggression and come to the negotiating table, and to ensure full accountability for war crimes and other serious crimes committed in the war.