The leaders of the 26 member states of the European Union confirmed their continued support for Ukraine at a summit in Brussels on Thursday and emphasized the need to increase pressure on Russia to end the war that has lasted more than three and a half years. The joint statement also mentions frozen Russian assets. However, the text is more vague in this part than originally proposed, due to the objections of Belgium. The statement was not supported by Hungaryinforms the TASR special correspondent.