The President of the European Council Donald Tusk delivered a historic address to the Verkhovna Rada on February 19 that placed Ukraine’s 2013-2014 revolution and subsequent struggle against Russian aggression in a broader European context. In his speech, Mr. Tusk said there could be no just Europe without an independent Ukraine and no safe Europe without a safe Ukraine. Below is the full text of his address translated from the original Ukrainian into English. (Source: Business Ukraine magazine)