They said “the invasion has tarnished Russia's reputation for decades to come.”
163 Nobel Prize winners wrote an open letter in which they spoke out against the war in Ukraine unleashed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The letter is posted on the Nobel Campaigns website.
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“Just as Nazi Germany attacked Poland in 1939 (using similar tricks and false provocations) and the Soviet Union in 1941, the Russian government led by President Putin launched an unwarranted military aggression – nothing but war – against a neighboring state.” Of Ukraine. Here we carefully choose the words, because we do not believe that the Russian people play a role in this aggression, “the letter reads.
The winners also noted that there is always a peaceful way to resolve conflicts. “The Russian invasion violates the Charter of the United Nations, which states: 'All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State.' It ignores the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, which obliged Russia and other countries to respect Ukraine's sovereignty, independence and existing borders, “they continued.
The authors of the letter also added that they condemned the war and “Putin's denial of the very legitimacy of Ukraine's existence.”
“Russia's invasion has tarnished Russia's international reputation for decades to come. It will be an obstacle to its economic development and a source of difficulties for its population. The imposed sanctions will restrict the freedom of movement of talented and hard-working Russians around the world. Why build a wall between Russia and the world? ”The letter reads.
The list of winners who signed the letter can be viewed at the link.
It will be recalled that the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague Karim Khan stated that he was ready to start an investigation into the Russian invasion of Ukraine as soon as possible . He recalled that Ukraine had not ratified the Rome Statute, but recognized the jurisdiction of the ICC in the investigation of crimes committed on its territory between November 21, 2013 and February 22, 2014 and from February 20, 2014.
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