Boris Ruge: "We were wrong to assume that we could develop a partnership with Russia. We are not going back to that."

Martin Herem: "In July 2022 I was in Estonian uniform on the front line, and the front line was then a few kilometres from Kharkiv."

Sikorski: "Be careful how you choose your heroes from the past, because some of them have a mixed record, shall we say. And if you have people who have stained their reputation by conducting war crimes, then don’t be surprised if there’s a reaction abroad."

Eugene Vindman: "I hope that the Russia sanctions package bill will hit the floor next week. There are some complications with the law that are very separate from support for Ukraine."

Alexander Stubb: "Eventually there will be a day when perhaps Russia understands that it has lost this war. For that, we work a lot with the Americans."

Zazo: "Italy is more cautious on military support, but NATO membership is not a very sensitive issue. Italy will support what the big countries decide."

Micheál Martin: "There are issues that every country applying to join the EU has to benchmark themselves against. The Kachka-Kos 10-point list and plan are there to be engaged with. Zelenskyy doesn't leave much room for people to hide on the question."

Kwaśniewski: "Budanov came to clean up the situation, to facilitate next steps, but that didn’t happen. Ukraine will be a topic in the next elections."

Heiko Thoms: "I don't see the letter by President Zelenskyy as going against the proposal. On the contrary, I find that he, in his own way, expresses support for many elements of Merz’s proposal."

Prime Minister of the Netherlands: "Ukraine’s EU accession is also part of the new geopolitical world order."

Marta Kos: "We are talking about a few months. This is about the future of Europe. The principle is: change or die."

Foreign minister Andrii Sybiha: "Holding the aggressor accountable is an indispensable element of a sustainable, dignified peace for Ukraine."

Michael Gahler: "If there is a ceasefire without everything being under government control, there’s nothing to prevent the negotiation of your accession."

Katarína Mathernová: "Everyone in Transcarpathia said: 'Don’t use the Hungarian minority as the reason for Ukraine not moving forward on the EU path'..."

Anne Applebaum: "If we examine what weapons the US has really sent to Ukraine, with these weapons valued at their real value, the Europeans are sending much more..."

Kęstutis Budrys: "Article 5 is about me committing to you to die for your security because it is my security. This is how intimate it is. This is the most intimate relationship a human being can have."

UK Chief of Defence Staff: "Our commitment is to guarantee you safe skies. This will also include British troops on the ground"...

Ambassador Makeiev: "Germany’s stance on Ukraine in NATO has changed... We've started hearing statements from the country's leadership about German leadership on Ukraine."