Also had a phone conversation with @vonderleyen. Talked about concrete decisions on strengthening Ukraine's defense capabilities, macro-financial assistance and Ukraine's membership in the #EU.
Talked to 🇬🇧 Prime Minister @BorisJohnson and 🇵🇱 President @AndrzejDuda about the current security situation. Agreed on further joint steps to counter the aggressor. Anti-war coalition in action!
⚡️Russian forces hold Konotop under siege, moving to Kyiv.
Sumy Oblast Governor Serhiy Zhyvytskiy says a lot of the region’s cities have been encircled by the enemy.
A large military group is moving from occupied Sumy toward Kyiv.
@EUinHKandMO Please continue to keep an eye on Hong Kong. We have our right to vote no matter it is held by government or any organisation.
#StandWithHongKong
Charges against 47 pro-democrat is of great concern to #EU. These make clear that legitimate political pluralism will no longer be tolerated in #HongKong. We urge authorities to abide by their commitments to fundamental #freedoms and the rule of law, as per the #BL and #ICCPR
Someone purchased every copy of today’s Apple Daily from the Circle K in Sai Ying Pun and left them out for people to take for free. (Even attached the receipt as proof of purchase.)
BREAKING: #HongKong police have arrested pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow on suspicion of violating the national security law, local media report. Photo: @chowtingagnes
Absolutely shocked that two UK Citizens are behind the police brutality in #hongkong where innocent ppl where murdered and raped inside the @hkpoliceforce stations. I will get justice in our UK Court of Law against these two criminals
#justicewillbeserved
Today I presented to Parliament the latest Hong Kong 6 Monthly Report, (July-December 2019).
As my Foreword makes clear, the situation is of deep concern & the events during this period require a robust, independent inquiry to rebuild trust.
https://t.co/Uqdij3Bee4