Europe has shown us what can be achieved with solidarity, tolerance and mutual understanding,

Our memory must become a warning for those who want to sow discord in our multiethnic family,

Let each deputy here display his courage. I am counting on you.

all of his orders and decrees.

For the Ukrainian people the idea of Solidarity was symbolic,

Two months ago in this square, in squares and streets all over Ukraine, millions of people came,

We are launching a siege of the authorities.

The famine was a crime against humanity which had perpetrators, but from the legal standpoint, no guilty parties have been found,

Our aim is to nominate the candidate for prime minister to Parliament as soon as possible, vote and form the government team within the coming days,

We will only hold talks on staging a new vote,

High officials started directing events in favor of corporate interests; then crises appeared, … It was the last straw. I decided firmly that the decision most of all should be the following: Everybody should get...

There won’t even be talk of reconsidering the decision, … first of all, morally and politically.

I am asking you for the second time in three days to vote for the stability of Ukraine. Let each side draw conclusions from what happened, learn to keep its word and shun betrayal,

peaceful protests … here until the end.

For millions it was a banner of independence,

Standing day and night in the frost … the heart of Ukraine was beating in this square. Free people all over the world … were supporting us.

It was the point of no return. The intrigue reached such a level that I firmly decided … that all of them had to go,

A murderer may be found responsible for killing one person, but for the destruction of millions, no one is held responsible. Perhaps this is why we in Ukraine have such difficulty today restoring the rule...

This is not a government crisis, this is a crisis of certain political personalities,

It’s painful to speak about these things because, first of all, I’m speaking about a lady, … I’m just happy I managed to eliminate double standards.

Enough arguing: There is enough work for everybody.

We must bury the hatchet, bury it a long way from here and, if possible, forget the spot where it lies.

I fully realize and appreciate it that Russia is our eternal strategic partner.

I am setting before the new team one task — the ability to work as one … The moment is right when (the old team) have lost their team spirit,

You have opened, in your country, your road to the future, … My victory is the victory of everyone. Each person has the right to find his way and choose his colors but, dear friends,...

There is an anecdote. It does not really matter whether a man has a daughter or does not have a daughter. It is enough to say in public that his daughter does not behave herself...

stood behind further misfortunes. Perhaps this is why we encounter such difficulty in changing our consciousness, haunted by fear and ideological slavery.

Talking about the values (of the Orange Revolution) is more productive than simply opting for harsh and incomprehensible opposition,

We are witnessing a paradox – many new faces have come to power, but the face of power has not changed,

I am convinced that this project meets the interests of both Ukraine and Poland. Moreover, I can say that the Odessa-Brody project, later involving Gdansk, can become one of the most interesting new projects in...

My hand will always defend your interests,

There is only one conflict in Ukraine today and it is between the regime and the people.

The heart of Europe is in Ukraine

I knew that there were definite conflicts between those people … (but) I hoped that there would not be enough time for intrigues, … Those were my hopes.

that I have lived to the time when the Ukrainian president is elected not in Moscow, not in Washington, but in Ukraine.

I do not welcome such steps. The court should provide legal appraisal of this [move].

Ukraine will be reforming its energy sector because we want to integrate into Europe, … We have conducted all the talks and reached an agreement with Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Poland and Georgia.

It was not the ideals of Independence Square ? it was backstage intrigues,

We cannot be divided either by the languages we speak, by the faiths we profess or by the political views we choose.

Construction of a new sarcophagus as part of international aid will be fully completed in 2010 if the results of an open tender to implement this project are summed up in time.

The decision of the court will not disrupt the election. … We respect the court and the decision must be fulfilled.

The conviction of our Ukrainian nation is embedded in the pages of its history.

recognition, but not only recognition of my work, but actually the efforts that were made by my people in the course of many, many centuries in their attempts to get their freedom. Independence cost a...

became the everyday agenda.

This would not have happened if we didn’t have partners that are advocating democratic principles and shared democratic values. And I certainly include in this list the United States of America and your personal contribution.

Russia is our strategic partner and we believe that in the course of this visit we will lay the groundwork for a new stage in the development of Ukrainian-Russian relations,

I was aware of some misunderstandings but I saw them as a temporary problem. But with time the standoff grew into a conflict and backstage intrigues. I am convinced that the time has come when...

Those who make such allegations have a responsibility to help law-enforcement agencies find the truth about all the circumstances. If they have hard facts and it is not populism, they should honestly pass this information...

the president cannot be a nanny for them.

The government is sowing the seeds of division in society. Those in power want us to struggle with one another, but not against them.