"Had the US done that a quicker, better, faster, it might be the case that we wouldn't be where we are..."

In order not to stand up for "red lines", Russia copied the US nuclear tactics. But Putin did not see how Xi Jinping's authority was reduced to ashes.

Krišjānis Kariņš: "I see no possibility of Ukraine losing. I see no possibility of Russia winning it."

The Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Olha Stefanishyna states that the first evaluation of the European Commission regarding Ukraine's progress in fulfilling the "candidate criteria" will be presented in May, and by then, Kyiv will complete the implementation of most of them.

Manfred Weber: "We need to give up fears and thoughts of what might happen, because Russia is a nuclear power"...

"The plan envisages the use of people from outside the country for violent actions in Moldova. They are planning violent actions, including attacks on some state institutions and taking hostages," the president of Moldova said.

Based on the law, the economic blockade of Transnistria should begin, and conciliatory negotiations with the separatists should change to coercion for reintegration...

The level of European integration of Ukraine is chaotic, unsystematic... For the success of the move to the EU, one must not forget two components...

The EU decision requires Ukraine to fully implement each of the recommendations. Half a year after obtaining candidate status, this goal has not been achieved on any criteria...

A "single crime trial" should be created in The Hague to punish the leadership of Russia and Belarus for the crime of aggression against Ukraine...

The decision has become an astonishing victory for Ukraine. It will have real financial benefits for many Ukrainian businesses, and in some places for ordinary citizens...

"Whenever my colleagues from other European capitals began to think about some peace plan, the idea crumbled immediately: you can't negotiate with Putin because he's so patently untrustworthy..."

"European Pravda" has found out on what conditions the EU will transfer Kyiv €18 billion...

The most complicated issue that the Germans have to overcome is that the murders, rapes, and other war crimes in Ukraine support the vast majority of Russians.

The ECtHR decision should legally establish that Donbas has been occupied by the Russian Federation since 2014. This is beyond important from the point of view of the inevitable financial punishment of Russia.