By Reginald Johnson
The Connecticut
Peace and Solidarity Coalition, a group which opposes wars of intervention and advocates for cuts in military spending, has taken out a full-page ad in the New Haven
Register, demanding an end to the war in Ukraine.
“The war in Ukraine
is costing thousands of lives, generating millions of refugees and causing the
destruction of billions in infrastructure. We demand it quickly end,” the ad began. “The
only way it can end is through honest negotiations, not actions that lead to
the escalation of violence.”
“We call on Ukraine, Russia the United States and its NATO
allies to immediately agree on a prompt cease-fire, stop pouring weapons,
trainers and troops into Ukraine and quickly negotiate steps towards peace and
common security for all parties.”
The statement also said
that “The longer the war lasts the greater chance that nuclear weapons will be
used, creating global catastrophe.”
The Peace and
Solidarity Coalition, composed of activists from around the state, has been
fighting a lonely battle to try to stop the Ukraine war since it began five
months ago after the Russian invasion. Ukraine’s request for military aid has
won almost blanket support in Congress and in the media. Support for the war among
the public has been more evenly divided.
Just this year the US
has sent over $50 billion in support to Ukraine. Even so-called progressive
Democrats have joined in backing the military assistance.
Negotiations to end the conflict are at a standstill and the Biden administration has said almost nothing about the need to settle the war, despite calls for peace talks by several European leaders such as France’s Emanuel Macron.
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| The Ukrainian army has been given billions of dollars in military hardware by the United States. |
Few questions are asked in Congress or in the media about the US and NATO’s role in provoking the conflict, by pouring billions of dollars in weaponry into Ukraine over the years as well as to other eastern European countries that are close to Russia; allowing for the eastward expansion of NATO toward Russia; allowing Ukraine to attack the Russian-speaking, separatist Donbas region and violating the Minsk Agreement in the process.
The coalition ad
blasted the press for its role in supporting the war.
“We reject mainstream
media’s ongoing cheerleading for the war, similar to what we saw when the US
prepared to invade Iraq.”
The coalition
statement urged people to call Congress at 202-224-3121 and the White House at 202-456-1111
and ask that United States push for a cease-fire and negotiations to end the
war.
To contact the Connecticut Peace and
Solidarity Coalition email the group at CTPeaceAndSolidarity@gmail.com.
To take more action on this issue, go to: https://tinyurl.com/NegotiatePeace
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