Russia’s aggression must not cause us to overlook Ukraine’s start of reform
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius (L to R), Ukranian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Latvian Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma and Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas address a press conference after their meeting in Riga, Latvia.
As we arrive today in Kyiv, almost two years have passed since people took to the streets in Ukraine with legitimate calls for reform and European integration. The subsequent deplorable turn of events is the tale of Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea and further military aggression against Ukraine.