Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed that one day "Victorious Ukraine will be part of a victorious European Union," in an address at the European Parliament in Brussels on February 9.
The daughter of this year's Sakharov human rights prize winner has made a passionate call for action against China, as she accepted the award on behalf of Ilham Tohti, an advocate for the rights of the Uyghur community who has been jailed by Beijing.
European Council President Donald Tusk has said that "the collapse of the Soviet Union was a blessing" for Central and Eastern Europe.