Stop the War coalition Newsletter 12/8/22

Newsletter – 12/08/22

It’s in Everyone’s Interest To End the War in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine has been going on for almost 6 months, with tens of thousands of lives lost. First and foremost it’s catastrophic for the people of Ukraine but the tremors of the war are rumbling across the globe.

As Lindsey German wrote in her latest column:

“This is a devastating situation for the Ukrainian people who quite rightly oppose the Russian invasion but who are being done no favours by the governments sending them weapons or by the demands of their own government for further escalation. This is a proxy war between Russia and the Western powers in which the latter are pushing for further attacks on Russia and who are now using the war to increase threat of conflict with China. That was the message of Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan recently and led to major military exercises from China in response.

The urgent need is for talks which can end this war and stop the suffering of millions of people – and that is not forthcoming at present. The consequences of the conflict are spreading far beyond the immediate area. Most obvious is the cost-of-living crisis which is being severely impacted by the war.”