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When Ukrainians kill Ukrainians, I believe this is as close to a civil war as you can get.

The Ukrainians don't have the military means to stand up to Russia, but we haven't helped them militarily, either.

The Western media tends to place a lot of emphasis on official institutions in Ukraine such as its supreme court, the central election commission, and the parliament. In reality, the people of Ukraine now control their destiny.

Quite frankly, Russian aggression in Ukraine and its illegal occupation of Crimea remind us that we still have a good deal more work to do to guarantee the strategic vision of a Europe whole, free and at peace.

I wholeheartedly support the aspirations of the Ukrainian people for a democratic, free and just society where the rule of law prevails without corruption or government violence directed against citizens.

Deep in my heart, I still believe that the democratization of Russia and the democratization of Ukraine will proceed.

Even if you were a general in 1945, if you split the revolutionary national unity today, if you are an enemy of the main pillars of the revolution today, then you have become a force of reaction!

I ask you, people who care about the soul of Ukraine, those who want to preserve the heart, the spirit and the faith of our country for future generations, to please defend it.

If night raids and detentions are an unavoidable part of modern counterinsurgency warfare, then so is the resentment they breed.

Very unusual in an insurgency to have absolutely no political agenda other than to return to power. Most insurgents have a political side to them.