Viktor Yushchenko Quotations

Ukraine must once again be revered and respected by its citizens as well as the East and the West.

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

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

The regime is afraid of the people because it knows that free and fair elections will bring about its end.

We want work and we want honest jobs. Our minds and our hands will be our keep!

Our mothers and fathers want change. They worked all of their lives, but today live in destitution.

We can and must turn this page if we are friends and are prepared to look one another in the eye.

The plot . . . involved discussion of the ownership of one of the major Ukrainian TV channels and in order to bring about this, the prime minister acted in such a manner,

We have received information that authorities want to destroy our tent city at 3 a.m. ... At two o'clock there should be more of us than now,

We've stepped away from the goals of the revolution,

We shall meet, discuss ... and shall work to find a way out of these social conflicts,

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

Millions of Ukrainian hands have built a democracy, and it has stood its test,

My heart, as all of yours, breaks when it sees how the government is robbing the country of its riches, how they sell out our national interests.

No one wants conflict or misunderstandings, ... If it appears, I'm convinced it must be met with honesty and courage, and given an absolutely balanced and calm answer.

I have heard a lot of stories and legends on how this poison has been delivered, where it has been produced, which secret services were used for delivering it in Ukraine,

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 the European wholesale oil market.

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,

bury the hatchet and not violate the ideas of Independence Square because we stood there together and at that time we elected the president of Ukraine and not the prime minister.

Freedom and truth are returning to Ukraine following today's decision.

For the Ukrainian people the idea of Solidarity was symbolic,

For millions it was a banner of independence,

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 well.

We must defend every chestnut tree, every tent. We must show to the authorities we are here for a long time.... There must be more and more of us here every hour.

Huge sums of money, administrative manipulation, have all been mustered to prevent the people from expressing their voice.

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 lot for Ukraine, and probably freedom cost even more than that.

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

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.

I think if we return to the values that we talked about on (Independence) Square, but not the adventurism that structures of power had begun to carry out, I will extend my hand to anyone,

The amount we will receive for this company will be 20 percent higher than all the proceeds received in all the years of the Ukrainian privatization,

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 my colleagues lost their team spirit and faith. And today, however hard it may be, I must cut this Gordian knot, in the name of Ukraine.

Today, the Ukrainian nation and the Ukrainian people have won. The Ukrainian people have won,

the president cannot be a nanny for them.

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, our choice is the choice of the colors of the Ukrainian flag.

We are convinced that the key area in foreign policy should be the European aspirations of the Ukraine. That is integration to the EU and integration to NATO,

We are launching a siege of the authorities.

Today's auction shows that investors can trust Ukraine,

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

We want the repeat sale to show one thing: breaches in the law ... will be corrected,

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

We have filled in that gap in primary education!

We must change our uranium policy ... so that we can have a full cycle of processing and production of nuclear fuel.

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

The president of Ukraine is proposing ... that talks be concluded and a contract signed in the first 10 days of January.

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

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

Today you saw the evidence that if Ukrainian privatization had occurred honestly, we could have received big financial opportunities to solve all kinds of concerns, including social concerns,

We will only hold talks on staging a new vote,

What happened today showed that Ukraine is able to conduct an honest privatization according to the law.

We will not leave this place until we win,

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 to law-enforcement agencies,

Enough arguing: There is enough work for everybody.

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

I set one task for the new team -- to work in a united team. I do not want any more the intrigues between two or three people that were determining the state policy.

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

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

It was a case of my honor not to use Ukraine's budget ... privatization ... official power to solve private problems,

These were great days and there is no longer a place left in the world that doesn't know where Ukraine is,

The team's unity, unfortunately, has become an extremely acute problem. Interpersonal conflicts have begun to affect state affairs, ... It is very difficult, but today I must remove this Gordian knot.

The Supreme Court judges, they are real heroes today,

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,

This decision puts Ukraine on the verge of civil conflict.

Access to social welfare is no longer a right to all, but a privilege for the few. The criminal government is to blame for all of this.

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.

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 authorities ... used the talks to cheat,

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

That is why the ... (opposition) has decided to pull out of the talks. We are stopping talks with the authorities. We will talk with them only from the position of people power.

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

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

I want people to feel that the government works in harmony ... (but) they lost the team spirit and faith, ... They remain my friends.

These people remain my friends. It is very difficult but today I must remove this Gordian knot,

After today, everything is going to change in the Ukraine.

The investigation must be conducted in a transparent and professional manner and in full accordance with law,

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

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.

I knew that there were definite conflicts between those people,

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

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 lost.

I am very happy that our Ukrainian people rose up and fought for freedom and democracy, and I think that we will have our victory,

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,

I am not eager to comment on all this stuff, because it's a very delicate point. I do not want to put any shade on somebody, before it was established by the court.

how to bring truth into the Ukrainian government and to make sure that freedom doesn't depend on Moscow, America or Europe. Our future depends just on ourselves.

I could not pretend that nothing was happening. Not for this did I survive a poisoning. Not for this did people stand on the square. I had to take radical steps,

I believe a dialog with each side is my most effective assistance to the sides holding negotiations on the coalition.

For the first time in our history, Ukraine has a ticket to the world championship, ... I believe your achievements will make our country's fame grow.

The Ukrainian economy is completely ready for new market conditions.

The first thing is to bury the hatchet and not to devalue the ideals of the square, because we were standing together there,

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 of law, good and social justice.

The massacre is a black page in Ukrainian history as much as the mass famine,

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

I do not want to return to the Ukraine of the 1990s and the time of privatization. Ninety-eight percent of Ukrainian companies obey the laws.

Respect for the law must be the basis for all legal action.

A cynical plan has been launched in Ukraine to destroy this administration

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.

I have excellent relationships with Jewish organizations and participate every year in a Hanukkah celebration with my family. There haven't been any anti-Semitic tendencies in my team for a long time.

At the toughest times I recalled how the children and the elderly looked at me with trustful eyes. Your faith has given me strength.

It's time to bury the war hatchet and to forget where it lies