EU calls for ‘immediate’ release of Jimmy Lai after ‘politically motivated prosecution’ – Europe live

Strongly worded statement says bloc ‘deplores’ 20-year sentence for the pro-democracy figureJimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison for national security offencesLviv mayor Andriy Sadovyi has warned this morning that Ukraine faces “one of the most challenging electricity situations in the past four years” as it nears the fourth anniversary of the full-scale Russian aggression later this month.The latest overnight Russian strikes killed at least three people in Odesa and Kharkiv, local authorities reported. Continue reading...