Andrei Sannikov: Ukraine will be Led to Europe by New leaders

European Belarus civic campaign’s leader has spoken to Ukrainians.

Below we provide in full the text of the address, received by the charter97.org’s editorial office:

“Brother Ukrainians!

The whole world and millions of Belarusians are looking at you with hope today and wish you victory. You have come out to the streets in order to stand for your freedom, your right to choose European future for Ukraine. Europe cannot be considered complete without Ukraine, as well as without Belarus. The European Union is the only association of countries in the world, where democracy and human rights are in the forefront.

The right to be Europeans has been given to Ukrainians by birth, and no ruler can trade this right.

The authorities that do not take into account the opinion of the people, hold their political opponents in prisons, cannot be European. Playing with dictators and autocrats do not lead to anything good.

New pro-European leaders will lead Ukraine to Europe, for whom people’s choice is sacred.

Freedom to Yulia Tymoshenko!

Freedom to political prisoners in Ukraine and Belarus!

To your and our freedom!"