Supranational organisations • —
Enlargement Commissioner Štefan Füle stated on 26 November 2013 "I am happy that democracy in Ukraine has reached the moment where the people are free to assemble and express their opinion, particular on the issue which is so relevant for their own future, the future of Ukraine".
Members of the European Parliament responsible for the
Eastern Partnership policy
Elmar Brok and
Jacek Saryusz-Wolski warned Ukraine on 26 November not to use force against pro-Europe protestors "Otherwise, there will be serious consequences". :On 30 November,
Štefan Füle and EU High Representative
Catherine Ashton released a joint statement condemning "the excessive use of force last night by the police in Kyiv to disperse peaceful protesters, who over the last days in a strong and unprecedented manner have expressed their support for Ukraine's political association and economic integration with the EU." :
Interfax-Ukraine reported on 9 December that staff of the
European Union delegation were present at the rallies on
Maidan Nezalezhnosti "monitoring developments there". :
President of the European Parliament published a
tweet on 9 December that stated "I hope Yanukovych ends his own version of the winter games and starts listening to the legitimate voices coming from Maidan". :
Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group in the European Parliament, claimed mid January 2014 that Euromaidan "is the largest pro-European demonstration in the history of the European Union".
International organisations • — Secretary General
Ban Ki-moon stated on 3 December "I appeal to all parties to act with restraint, avoid any further violence and to uphold the democratic principles of freedom of expression and peaceful assembly". • — When asked about "pressure put on Ukraine" the Secretary General of NATO
Anders Fogh Rasmussen stated on 28 November "If anyone puts pressure on Ukraine in order to prevent Ukraine from deciding freely on Ukraine's affiliation, its alliances, then this will be in contradiction with the principles to which we all subscribed many years ago, in 1999, when an
OSCE document was signed under which each individual country has the right to decide for itself. We're sticking to that principle, and we do hope that all of the other countries that signed that document do the same". Rasmussen stated on 3 December "I strongly condemn the excessive use of police forces we have witnessed in Kyiv. I would expect all
NATO partners, including Ukraine, to live up to fundamental democratic principles including freedom of assembly and freedom of expression". :On 3 December, a meeting of the foreign ministers of
NATO member states issued a statement condemning "the use of excessive force against peaceful demonstrators in Ukraine" and requested that "all parties [...] refrain from provocations and violence." The assembled ministers "urge Ukraine, as the holder of the Chairmanship in Office of the OSCE, to fully abide by its international commitments and to uphold the freedom of expression and assembly. We urge the government and the opposition to engage in dialogue and launch a reform process." Furthermore, "Our [NATO–Ukraine] partnership will continue on the basis of the values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law." •
OSCE — OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Dunja Mijatović stated on 2 December her concern of the amount of violence used against the media during the demonstrations. •
Council of Europe — CoE Committee on prevention of torture (CPT) found a deliberate ill-treatment during apprehension of protesters of
Euromaidan.
States • – Foreign Minister
Julie Bishop urged (on 12 December 2013) the Ukrainian authorities to exercise utmost restraint with regard to the protests, to ensure Ukraine's international commitments to the
freedoms of assembly and
expression are fully upheld, and "to listen to the voices and aspirations of the Ukrainian people". • – President
Rosen Plevneliev advised (on 29 November 2013) Ukrainian politicians to "listen to the voice of the people," referring to large protests against the decision in Ukraine. • –
Foreign Affairs Minister
John Baird made an official statement on 30 November, "Canada strongly condemns the deplorable use of violence today by Ukrainian authorities against peaceful protesters in
Independence Square. These demonstrators simply want a closer association with the
European Union. Freedom of speech and freedom of assembly are fundamental tenets of any truly democratic country. We call upon the Government of Ukraine to respect and indeed protect the rights of its citizens to express their opinions freely, consistent with
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe principles. Canada stands with the people of Ukraine to build a society based on freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law." :On 4 December, Foreign Minister Baird met with "opposition officials and civil society representatives" while in Kyiv for the OSCE
security group summit and stated the Canadian government is "engaged here because Ukraine matters, because Canada believes in the values of the Ukrainian people and we want to do all we can to support them in their aspirations. [...] We believe the decision represents a significant lost opportunity in Ukraine's path towards strengthened democratic development and economic prosperity", concluding that Canada is "committed to work with the people of Ukraine in its democratic development and that's a long-term commitment." Baird also reaffirmed that the Canadian government would send "two dozen" election observers to the
15 December repeat elections to the
Verkhovna Rada. :While in
Pretoria to
view the lying in state of
Nelson Mandela on 11 December, Prime Minister
Stephen Harper released a statement condemning the actions of the
Berkut against the Euromaidan protesters early that morning as "undemocratic and excessive" adding "Canada stands with the Ukrainian people during this difficult time and we will continue to forcefully oppose all efforts to repress their rights and freedoms", meeting German Foreign Minister
Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the
Munich Security Conference 2014.|thumb|right|300px • – Foreign Ministry, on behalf of the
Government, released a press release stating "deep concern about the situation in Ukraine" while also deploring the "acts of violence that have taken place in the last couple of days. In the same press statement, Colombia urged the Government of Ukraine to "guarantee security, human rights, and the fundamental liberties of its citizens". • – Chancellor
Angela Merkel commented on 27 November "The EU and Germany have to talk to Russia. The
Cold War is over". At the 28–29 November 2013 EU summit, where originally it was planned that the Association Agreement would be signed on 29 November 2013,) Merkel remarked to President Yanukovych "We see you here, but we expected more". Foreign minister
Guido Westerwelle stated on 2 December the huge rallies showed "the heart of Ukrainian people beats in a European way". :On 18 December, the day after
a financial agreement between Ukraine and Russia was signed, Merkel stated "The offer remains on the table" and the new Foreign Minister
Frank-Walter Steinmeier stated "It is utterly scandalous how Russia used Ukraine's economic problems for its own ends, as well as to prevent the signing of the Association Agreement with the EU... Of course, violent actions of the Ukrainian security forces against peaceful demonstrators were also scandalous". :On 4 February 2014, Steinmeier said in an interview with
ARD that if the Ukrainian authorities do not find a political solution to the crisis "I think we must now show sanctions as a threat [against Ukraine]". • – On 5 December, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Zsolt Németh decried the violence, especially that committed by state authorities, and maintained that no state has the right to intervene in the affairs of other states. • – The Israeli embassy in Ukraine issued a statement, "Israel highly appraises the Ukrainian government's fight against anti-Semitism and hopes that it will strongly condemn and prevent such attacks." • – Foreign Affairs Minister
Edgars Rinkevics tweeted: "Disturbing news from Ukraine, I condemn police violence against proeuropean demonstration in Kyiv." • – President
Dalia Grybauskaitė said (11 December) that "The application of force against peaceful protesters in Kyiv is unjustifiable. It is a direct responsibility of Ukraine's political leadership", Prime Minister
Algirdas Butkevičius stated (10 December) "On behalf of the Lithuanian Government, I express concern to the Government of Ukraine over the situation in the country with military forces drawn to the centre of Kyiv and the pending threat of the use of force against unarmed civilians, also I urge the Prime Minister of Ukraine to take a responsible consideration of the situation and start a dialogue with the opposition as soon as possible to reach a peaceful solution" : In March 2014
Žygimantas Pavilionis, the
Lithuanian ambassador to the United States, said in an interview for the
LRT TV programme "Savaitė", that "After all, what happened in Ukraine's Maidan and generally in the whole country, I personally call the second demolition of the Berlin Wall. For the first time the Slavic state defended the right to freedom entirely voluntarily. This is a serious transformation and serious hope that living in the East and in the West will be the same. I strongly believe that Russia, which is a European country, the Russians as a part of the European civilization, sooner or later will follow this path." • – Polish Foreign Minister
Radoslaw Sikorski said that "President Yanukovych is miscalculating badly as regards the Association Agreement with EU and towards the people of Ukraine." • – On 22 November 2013, President
Vladimir Putin accused the EU of blackmailing Ukraine to sign the
Association Agreement, "including promoting the holding of mass protests". Following the police crackdown and riots on 30 November – 1 December Putin stated, "The events in Ukraine seem more like a
pogrom than a revolution"; he also believed "It has little to do with
Ukraine's relations with the European Union". Putin further blamed "outside actors" for the protests, which he saw as an attempt to unsettle Ukraine's "legitimate" rulers. On
Russia Today, Putin stated "Ukrainian opposition either not in control of situation or serves as cover-up for extremist activities". :Foreign Minister
Sergey Lavrov stated on 5 December "other nations should not interfere in Ukraine's political turmoil". :The
State Duma adopted a resolution on 12 December, saying "Unauthorized meetings, the siege of agencies of state power, seizures of administrative buildings, rampages, and destruction of the monuments of history lead up to a destabilization in the country and are fraught with ominous economic and political consequences for the people of Ukraine. Overt interference of foreign officials in the affairs of the sovereign Ukraine that stands at variance with any international norms causes particular concern. Some Western politicians who address oppositionist meetings make explicit calls for revolting against the decisions passed by the legitimately elected authorities of the country. They thus make a destructive contribution to the deterioration of the political situation". :During his (12 December) 2013
annual address to the
Federal Assembly of Russia, President Putin stated he hoped Ukraine would find a political solution to the current crisis and when speaking about Ukraine's joining the
Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia he stated "We do not push anything on anyone but if our friends have a wish to work together, then we are prepared to continue this work at the level of experts". :On 12 December, Prime Minister
Dmitry Medvedev warned of a "
tectonic split" threatening the existence of Ukraine as a state. :On 14 December, Foreign Minister Lavrov stated in an interview with
Russia-24 that Euromaidan "doesn't fit into the framework of normal human analysis. I have no doubt that provocateurs are behind it. The fact that our Western partners seem to have lost their sense of reality makes me very sad". He also alluded that the western world reactions to the protest had been ideological: "Those who... set severing our neighbours from us – even if it was artificial and by using blackmail – as the main goal of the eastern partnership project saw that it's not that easy". :On 3 February 2014, the
Russian Foreign Ministry stated "We expect the opposition in Ukraine to avoid threats and ultimatums and step up dialogue with the authorities in order to finding a constitutional way out of the country's deep crisis". • – Swedish ambassador to Ukraine, Andreas von Beckerath, wrote on Twitter, "Very disturbing reports on police brutality at Maidan. Violence against peaceful demonstrators [is] unacceptable and opposite of EU-integration." • –
David Lidington, the
Minister of State for Europe, issued a statement on 30 November saying he "was very concerned to hear reports of police violence being used to break up a peaceful demonstration in Kyiv in the early hours of this morning. I am aware that further demonstrations are planned this weekend. I urge the Ukrainian authorities to respect the right of peaceful protest and to investigate thoroughly why police violence was used today." ,
Vitali Klitschko and
Arseniy Yatsenyuk meeting
United States Secretary of State John Kerry at the
Munich Security Conference 2014.|thumb|right
John Kerry places roses atop the Shrine of the Fallen in Kyiv • – Secretary of State
John Kerry stated on 28 November, the first day of the
Eastern Partnership Summit in
Vilnius, "Average citizens of each member country –
Armenia,
Azerbaijan,
Belarus,
Ukraine and
Georgia – play a prominent role in the continuing integration with the international community and this is very important". After attacks on journalists on 29 November
U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey R. Pyatt tweeted "We strongly support the right to freedom of speech, press and assembly, and condemn today's attack on Ukrainian journalists," and on Voice of America radio, warned about serious consequences for the use of force by the government against protesters in support for Ukraine's European integration in Kyiv. On 2 December,
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said that the White House did not consider those demonstrations in Ukraine to be coup attempts, On 3 December he added "Violence and intimidation should have no place in today's Ukraine. We continue to support the aspirations of the Ukrainian people to achieve a prosperous European democracy. European integration is the surest course to economic growth and to strengthening Ukraine's democracy". :U.S. President Barack Obama said that America hopes that negotiations with Ukraine's officials and political opposition will lead to "some sort of democratic process that creates a government with greater legitimacy and unity." Following the success of the uprising, Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland stated that the United States had "invested" $5 billion to bring about a "secure and prosperous and democratic Ukraine." ==Unofficial reactions==