“Ukraine is a vital link for Europe: our energy transportation networks; our location between the European Union and Eurasia. We're the melting pot of Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity. The democracy we founded with the Orange Revolution has to be an example for other post-Soviet states.” StatesEnergyChristianityDemocracyExampleRevolutionEuropeUnionsPostsOrthodoxCatholicismLinksPotSovietLocationOrangeUkraineMeltingTransportationEuropean UnionMelting PotOrthodox Christianity Author:Yulia Tymoshenko
“I would like to assure you that there is no organization or any sort of repression against people who don’t agree with our actions, for example in Ukraine, Crimea, or any other external issue, no one from official government organs do this.” PeopleGovernmentActionIssuesExampleOrganizationAgreeOfficialsOrgansOur ActionsRepressionUkraineCrimea Author:Vladimir Putin
“In Russia there is great interethnic hatred, class hatred - I mean hatred for wealthy people - that is stirred up by official propaganda. That is why there can be no 'velvet' solution, as there was, for example, in Georgia or Ukraine.” PeopleMeanClassExampleSolutionsHatredRussiaPropagandaOfficialsWealthyUkraineGeorgiaVelvet Author:Boris Nemtsov
“Well, we have got to understand, for example, Russia is an orthodox Christian nation. So is Ukraine. That happened in 988 in Crimea, a place called Kievan Rus, which was the Russia around Kiev at that time. It's 1,000 years ago, but, to a Russian, it's yesterday.” YearsWellsChristianNationsHappenedExampleYears AgoYesterdayRussiaOrthodoxUkraineOrthodox ChristianChristian NationCrimeaKiev Author:Marvin Kalb
“unlike other countries, we're not skeptical at all when it comes to EU expansion. In fact, we are in favor of admitting Ukraine and Turkey. In this sense, one can hardly say that we are focusing unilaterally on our own national interests. Austria, for example, has held up the negotiations for Turkey's admission to the EU. Why am I against deeper involvement in the EU? There are several reasons for that.” CountryReasonFactsInterestExampleDeeperFavorsOther CountriesExpansionNegotiationTurkeysInvolvementSkepticalUkraineAdmittingAdmissionNational InterestsAustria Author:Lech Kaczynski
“The Orange Revolution was a powerful example of democracy around the world. The people of Ukraine are continuing to shape their own future.” PeopleWorldPowerfulDemocracyExampleRevolutionShapesAround The WorldContinuingOrangeUkraine Author:Scott McClellan