"We began to face the biggest blows from neighbouring countries… We adopted a policy of 'unconditional love'."

Andrius Kubilius: "If a truce is established in Ukraine, Russia will quickly stockpile enough weapons to launch a new aggression."

"It could happen that Ukraine will not formally open any chapter in its EU accession negotiations until there are elections in Hungary. But only formally!"

Petr Pavel: "The war will most probably end up with a compromise.... The first part of the guarantees will be an agreement with the United States..."

"We’ve got to a situation where Putin does not need to betray Trump, as he is already getting all he wants. For now, the Russians are in an excellent position"

Alain Berset: "If there is no Court to consider certain crimes, we must create it. Our ambition is to create the tribunal this year."

Michal Šimečka: "Anti-Ukrainian sentiment is being fuelled by Russian propaganda. That’s why it’s essential to show people in Slovakia that Ukraine never intended to harm our country."

Andrii Sybiha: "For Ukraine, there is no substitute for NATO membership. And the ban on negotiations with Putin remains in force."

Jan Lipavský: "If the West leaves Ukraine, dictating that it gives something to Russia, the feeling of betrayal will last not for years, but for decades..." 

Josep Borrell: "Not everybody in Europe understands why we have to spend 122 billion on Ukraine. Not because we are very friendly and very generous – but because it is in our interest!"

Francis Fukuyama: "The extreme right understands that Russia is going to go further if they defeat Ukraine. They want that to happen! They’re not worried about those consequences"

Jimmy Panetta: "I believe in Ukraine’s victory. It's going to be up to the Ukrainians to define that victory and ensure that the Americans support that definition"

Katarína Mathernová: "Ukraine joining the EU by 2030 is realistic... The Russian assets that are paying for Ukrainian Bohdana howitzers..."

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski: "We should collectively do more to protect Ukrainian nuclear power plants and to protect the NATO border"

Olha Stefanishyna: "Ukraine’s EU accession will also require amendments to the Constitution... The US is preparing an assessment of our work over the past year. I call it a "snapshot of statehood..."

Hanno Pevkur: "We will see negotiations with Russia one day. You need to win good cards for that, and Ukraine is winning trump cards in Kursk."

This is the first interview that Andrii Yermak, Head of the President's Office, has given on foreign policy, and there is no shortage of tough questions to be asked when it comes to international affairs.

David Lammy: "I recognise that there is a very bloody fight for Ukraine's future taking place. It's a fight that sadly will go on for many months ahead."