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Nobel Prize winners call for “drastic increase” in aid to Ukraine
In an open letter, Nobel Prize winners warn against "appeasing the aggressor" in the Ukraine war. Ukraine must win the war.
https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2024-03/ukraine-krieg-nobelpreistraeger-offener-brief-elfriede-jelinek-herta-mueller

Updated March 27, 2024, 11:41 a.m
Source: ZEIT ONLINE, jsp

Numerous Nobel Prize winners have written an open letter calling on heads of state and government around the world to significantly expand their support for Ukraine. “History teaches us that appeasing an aggressor encourages further crimes against humanity,” the letter said. No “temporary benefit” could justify this. Politicians must give up “any illusions about Mr. Putin and his regime .”

The Ukrainian Nobel Peace Prize winner Oleksandra Matviitchouk © Adrien Vautier/?Le Pictorium/?imago images
Among the signatories are the Ukrainian Nobel Peace Prize winner Oleksandra Matwijtschuk and the writers Herta Müller and Elfriede Jelinek.

In their letter, the scientists and intellectuals formulate five concrete demands:

--A “drastic increase” in aid to Ukraine : Ukraine must “win, not just ‘not lose’”. Timely assistance will "reduce the loss of life and help drive the aggressor from Ukrainian soil."
--Support for the democratic opposition in Russia. The global community must come together to protect political prisoners who are currently being tortured in Russia.
--Increased support for Russians who are at risk of repression and need asylum.
--Support for democratic “anti-Putin organizations” – including support for independent Russian media “whose role in promoting regime change is crucial.”
--The “delegitimization of Putin’s illegal exercise of power in Russia”: Refusing to recognize Putin’s re-election by world leaders would “send a clear message” that the world can no longer consider him a “partner.”

The letter also pays tribute to opposition politician Alexei Navalny, who died in Russian custody . “The comprehensive aggression against Ukraine and the murder of Alexei Navalny illustrate the escalation of the threat to a new level,” it said. Putin's regime no longer has any restrictions on violating human rights and international norms.

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In addition, the signatories, as members of the international academic community, are deeply concerned that "scientific progress is threatened when dictators undermine intellectual freedom, especially at a time when global cooperation is under threat in the face of global pandemics, climate change and the existential threat of "Weapons of mass destruction are more important than ever."



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