[…] ‘I often hear that what happens in Belarus and Ukraine is the fight between the West and the East. It’s not true. It is the fight between democracy and tyranny. But it is also a struggle between past and future. Our people chose freedom and democracy, but the past keeps dragging us back. This evil past only wants us to be frightened and oppressed. And we […] need to follow the examples of the good past. Examples of great Europeans like Robert Schuman, Václav Havel and John Paul II who truly dedicated their lives for the sake of our continent. Let us be inspired by their bravery, by the bravery of Belarusians and Ukrainians. And let us ensure that dictators won’t make history again. The history and the future should belong to us, the free people of Europe.’ […]