Speaking by video link to the European parliament as Ukraine marks 1000 days of war, the Ukrainian president appeared to comment on the German chancellor’s decision to trigger snap elections.
Germany’s defense minister said damage to two fiber-optic cables on the sea floor appeared deliberate, but a culprit was not known.
Western countries are outraged after Hong Kong used a Chinese national security law to sentence 45 pro-democracy activists to up to 10 years in prison.
Under grey skies outside the court where 45 Hong Kong democracy campaigners were jailed for subversion on Tuesday, supporters were both despondent and defiant as a trial encapsulating the city’s erosion of political freedoms finally came to a close.