Ladies and Gentlemen,

• Today whole Europe is a battleground.
• Yesterday the United States and the European Union expanded a list of companies and individuals against whom sanctions are exposed.
• This step should provide an additional pressure to stop Russian aggression.
• Too often financial hardships in Europe forced to compromise for the sake of well-being.
• We turned the blind eye on where the money came from, who controls financial flows and what activities are financed.
• Guided by the European values, Ukrainians struggled for dignity and against criminal economy.
• Today is time for our European partners to follow our example.
• The crisis with Russia gives us a chance to improve our economic strategies.
• Cleanse of the European business is the best investment into the European future.   
• I just returned from Washington and New York where I had very efficient meetings in the US State Department, United Nations, with leaders of Jewish organizations and primary think tanks.
• Ukraine is being heard and does not fight alone.
• We have discussed the crisis agenda and ambitious plans of our strategic partnership.
• Good practical results have been already achieved for our citizens. Another significant response to Ukraine’s aspirations is introduction of 10-year U.S. visa for Ukrainian citizens.
• We continue a dialogue with Jewish organizations globally on eliminating any manifestations of anti-Semitism, xenophobia and intolerance.
• Ukraine appreciates solidarity and support from the Jewish community.
• Further support is needed.
• Ukraine is strongly committed to accomplishing its part of the Geneva arrangements.
• The Cabinet has already launched the process of local government reform and decentralization of state power.
• The Government promises amnesty to those who surrender weapons, free illegally seized administrative buildings and did not commit capital crimes.
• Dialogue between East and West of Ukraine is underway with a memorandum to be signed between all political forces.
• The OSCE Monitoring Mission and representatives of parties to Geneva dialogue had an opportunity to visit Kyiv Administration and witness that Maidan activists vacate the premises.
• Ukraine’s steps on implementation of Geneva statement are recognized by the OSCE monitors.
• The East still remains a trouble spot with civilians being threatened and attacked.
• Russian terrorists refuse to surrender arms.
• Nothing can justify the recent capture of the OSCE inspectors. It clearly indicates that Russian separatists have no intention to fulfill Geneva agreement.
• They have no real political agenda. They simply execute orders from Russian authorities.
• All-European security is threatened by Moscow as it cynically breaks the principles of the Vienna document on confidence and security-building measures.
• According to Chapter III of the Vienna document, Ukraine invited the Russian Federation to consultations on the issue of maneuvers of the South and West defense commands.
• Russia refused falsely objecting that this Chapter cannot be applied to the situation on our Eastern borders.
• As a party to the Document Russia agreed to “consult and co-operate … about any unusual and unscheduled activities of their military forces outside their normal peacetime locations which are militarily significant… and about which a participating State expresses its security concern”.
• Concerns of our country are justified and understandable.
• Ukraine encourages Russia to straightforward and open dialogue under European confidence-building measures.  

• In Washington DC and in New York I have delivered our key foreign policy messages:
• We have to ensure strong solidarity between our American and European partners, including Ukraine.
• We have to elaborate a comprehensive long-term strategy on Russia.
• And we have to be guided not only by political thinking, but by moral compass of our common values.
• We should be strong. Ukraine will succeed.

Thank you.