Nikolai Rybakov: We call on Vladimir Putin to immediately stop the fighting and begin negotiations at international mediation
Nikolai Rybakov’s FB post, 25.02.2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a flagrant violation of international law, it is a crime against humanity. The guilty of this crime will be punished sooner or later. But today every citizen of the country shares the responsibility for what is happening – do not be silent, express your disagreement with the war on your pages on social networks.
Sign Yabloko’s appeal against the war with Ukraine, as 60,000 people have already done. We call on Vladimir Putin to immediately stop the fighting and begin negotiations at international mediation.
Nikolai Rybakov:
Yabloko expresses its categorical protest against the outbreak of armed hostilities against Ukraine. This war means Russia’s war, the war of Russia against Ukraine, against the objective course of history, a war against time, and a tragic fall out from the reality of the modern world.
The consequences of this war will be long lasting, but now it is, in the first place, a tragedy, suffering and death of people, and this will be never recovered. The grounds behind this tragedy are lies, cruelty and absolute indifference of the Russian authorities to people.
The Yabloko party considers the war against Ukraine the gravest crime.
We believe that this war is contrary to the national interests of Russia and destroys the future of Russia.
Each of us, each citizen of Russia bears his/her part of the responsibility for what has happened to the country, and for this war too.
Yabloko has repeatedly warned society, citizens of our country about the possibility of a real war between Putin and Ukraine. To our great regret, we turned out to be right, and we will not give up our stance, our principles, values and views.
We continue the all-Russian public campaign “No to War!” and call on everyone who is watching this video to join the appeal, which has already been signed by dozens of thousands of our fellow citizens.
We are certain that millions of people in Russia are against war.
Yabloko demands from president Vladimir Putin immediate cessation of hostilities and start of urgent peace negotiations through international mediation.
Source and the video address: https://www.facebook.com/nikolayrybakov/videos/231636852431853
Posted: February 27th, 2022 under Foreign policy, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations.