“The big issue is whether Ukraine is successful as a country. Democracy. Market economy. Prosperity. Security. And so on. And whether we can resolve this conflict, which I think is an important step in restoring sovereignty, restoring territorial integrity in Europe, getting beyond the impasse that we have with Russia now, that's where we would like to go.” ThinkingImportantCountryEconomyDemocracySuccessfulSecurityIntegrityConflictProsperityResolveSovereignty Author:Kurt Volker
“We shouldn't be lowering standards for NATO membership; we have to insist on democracy, reform, market economy, anti-corruption, reformed military, contributions to common security, interoperability - all the things that the Czechs had to do, the Poles had to do - they're still on the table. Which means that Ukraine is a long way away from getting to that point.” MeanLongCommonEconomyDemocracySecurityMilitaryNato Author:Kurt Volker