Good morning,

Back to our roots so it seems, looking at local and regional diplomatic relationships. This is one of the first major international conflicts to be taking place in an era of ubiquitous social media, which has served President Zelensky quite well considering his knack for Twitter and Instagram. Also great for our own CGs in town to raise awareness for the locals.

More of that below - but since weekends are for paid subs, here’s a very very useful tweet from the Polish Consulate considering the sensitive times

Polish Consulate in Hong Kong @PLinHK

Disinformation is a powerful and destructive tool. It is designed to do harm. In times like these, with Russia’s unjustified aggression against Ukraine, we shall stay particularly vigilant to any attempts at distorting facts. #CheckYourSources #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦🇵🇱🇪🇺 https://t.co/3hXri2OHnF

Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland @PremierRP_en

🔍Verify information before you share. Be an informed Internet user❗ #StopFakeNews #CheckYourSources https://t.co/XuzMXs7wVc

12:22 AM ∙ Feb 25, 2022

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~ Cyril

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4. Consulates | Local CG updates to Ukraine

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