Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski:
Putin is making the same mistake as the German Third Reich did when it bombed London.
When a city is being bombed and 2 to 12 people are killed each day, this in no way affects the Ukrainian army’s ability to defend the Donbas.
The Russians may believe that this will intimidate the population and limit its influence on the political authorities.
The Germans counted on this when bombing Coventry and London, while the Allies did the same with Hamburg, Berlin, and Dresden.
And in both cases, it turned out to be counterproductive. When people are attacked, they rally around their government.
Together we are resolute.
My joint statement with the Foreign Ministers of Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.
https://t.co/dortp6SmG8
BREAKING: Twelve countries issued a joint statement announcing national bans on trade in goods from illegal Israeli settlements:
🇫🇷 France
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🇨🇦 Canada
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇪🇸 Spain
🇫🇮 Finland
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇳🇴 Norway
🇵🇱 Poland
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇸🇪 Sweden
Macron, UK PM Burnham, and Canadian PM Carney agreed the situation is deteriorating with "unprecedented" settler violence and settlement expansion, specifically calling the E1 project "inadmissible."
They salute measures already taken by Ireland, Spain, Netherlands, Norway, and Belgium.
The statement demands Israel immediately stop settlement expansion, hold violent settlers accountable, and investigate allegations against Israeli forces.
They "firmly oppose any action resulting in the annexation of Palestinian lands or forced displacement."