Spoke to senior Ukrainian officials last night—despite the constant conversation about sanctions in the West, the sense was they don't really care; it's too late. The help they want now is munitions.
So pledges this morning from #Macron, the Netherlands for more weaponry will be welcome.
Much of the munitions are likely to come through Poland by land. As per this post by Polish defense minister last night showing a convoy carrying ammunition for #Ukraine
NEW - Statement following emergency #NATO meeting in Brussels.
"Peace on the European continent has been fundamentally shattered. The world will hold #Russia, as well as Belarus, accountable for their actions."
"We will continue to provide political and practical support to #Ukraine as it continues to defend itself and call on others to do the same."
#NATO statement: "We will make all deployments necessary to ensure strong and credible deterrence and defence across the Alliance, now and in the future. Our measures are and remain preventive, proportionate and non-escalatory."
New - US State Department urges UK/EU to stay within “existing mechanisms” of #Brexit#NorthernIreland protocol ahead of key announcement by Boris Johnson tomorrow @StateDeptSpox
“It's something that we are watching" says US State Department on UK announcement on #NorthernIreland protocol. "We encourage them to negotiate within the existing mechanisms when differences do arise.”
“We’ve consistently said that we welcome the provisions in both the trade and cooperation agreement and the Northern Ireland protocol between the UK and the European Union which importantly protect the gains of the Belfast/ Good Friday Agreement" - @StateDeptSpox@StateDept
NEW - White House Press Secretary on violence in #NorthernIreland
“We are concerned by the violence in Northern Ireland and we join the British,Irish and Northern Irish leaders in their call for calm.”
“We remain steadfast supporters of a secure + prosperous Northern Ireland in which all communities have a voice and enjoy the gains of the hard won peace.”
"We welcome the provisions in both the EU-UK trade and cooperation agreement and the #NorthernIreland protocol which help protect the gains of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement" says @PressSec Jen Psaki