The failure came shortly after parliament voted overwhelmingly to recognize the Kremlin as a sponsor of terrorism. Members of the European Parliament “Underline the deliberate attacks and persecution of civilians in Ukraine by Russian troops and their deputies, the destruction of civilian infrastructure and other serious violations of international and humanitarian law, as acts of terrorism and war crimes”. With this in mind, they recognize Russia as a state that supports terrorism and a state that “uses terrorist instruments”.

What is known about the attack

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola confirmed the attack was on Wednesday afternoon, European time, at a time when the site was still down.

A pro-Kremlin group claimed responsibility. Our IT experts combat this and protect our systems. This is after we declared Russia a state that supports terrorism,
– wrote Roberta Metsola on Twitter.

Currently, the site has become available again and is working normally.

The president did not say exactly who was behind the attack, but ArsTechnica speculates that it could be a group. killing netPublishing statements regarding DDoS attacks against countries supporting Ukraine, which emerged at the beginning of the new Russian invasion. Police departments, airports, and the governments of Lithuania, Germany, Italy, Romania, Norway and the United States were targeted.

This theory is supported when, shortly after the attack on the European Parliament, Killnet members went to a private Telegram channel and posted screenshots showing the website unavailable in 23 countries. The text accompanying the image contained a homophobic statement directed at the legislature.