Many Ukrainians Want Peace, Not War, With Russia
Dr. Yurii Sheliazhenko / BreakThrough News
(February 4, 2022) — As the United States escalates the conflict with Russia over Ukraine and NATO expansion, what do Ukrainians want? Mainstream US media has profiled a few Ukrainians in lockstep with the US, but what about those who don’t want to live in a warzone? Dr. Yurii Sheliazhenko, executive secretary of the peace organization Ukrainian Pacifist Movement, outlines the demands for peace and diplomacy.
Western/Eastern Europe
Divided over Biden’s Ukraine Response
Biden sent troops to Russia and Ukraine’s neighbors yesterday — Romania, Poland, and Germany — potentially escalating the conflict with Russia.
Germany has refused to send weapons to Ukraine, angering the United States.
To hear a German progressive viewpoint on the conflict, and why Germans are against sending weapons to Ukraine, Reiner Braun, executive director of the International Peace Bureau & German activist, joins the show.
Yurii Sheliazhenko is Executive secretary of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement, a Board member of the European Bureau for Conscientious Objection (Brussels, Belgium), a member of the Board of Directors of World BEYOND War (Charlottesville, VA, United States), and holds a Ph.D. (Law), LL.M., B.Math, Master of Mediation and Conflict Management
Ukraine – The Next NATO War?
Tuesday, 8 February 2020 – 8am Hawaii | 2pm New York | 7pm London | 8pm Paris
Register here: ogy.de/suv1 (zoom registration link)
What’s going on in Ukraine? Why are Russian troops at the border? What’s it got to do with NATO? Peace movements across Europe are addressing these questions, engaging with peace activists in Ukraine and beyond to work for a sustainable peace. Let’s get to the facts and do what we can to help avoid this flashpoint leading to war.
- Opening Kristine Karch, Germany, Co-Chair No to NATO, campaign Stopp Air Base Ramstein
- Reiner Braun, Germany, Executive Director International Peace Bureau (IPB)
- Nina Potarska, Ukraine National Coordinator Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
- Yuri Sheliazhenko, Chair of Ukraine chapter of War Resisters International, peace journalist
Join us to discuss these key issues on Tuesday 8th February at 7pm UTC (8am HT | 2pm ET | 7pm UTC | 8pm CET)
Organised by No to War – No to NATO Network
This webinar is part of the mobilization of counter actions towards the NATO summit in Madrid 29+30 June 2022. Register here: ogy.de/suv1 (zoom registration link)
