\'Anna Politkovskaya and all Russian journalists who exposed the crimes and paid for it. Our friends in Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, the opposition in Belarus. We had to listen to the voices within our Union - in Poland, the Baltic countries, throughout Central and Eastern Europe We have been told for years that Putin will not stop.'

'Our friends in the Baltic countries have worked hard to end dependence on Russia. They have invested in renewable energy, LNG terminals and interconnectors. It is expensive. But dependence on Russian fossil fuels is much more expensive. We must get rid of this dependence throughout Europe.\'