Sign the Call for Peace in Ukraine!

Sign the Call for Peace in Ukraine!

The war in Ukraine is mired in a terrible stalemate. It has already led to hundreds of thousands of casualties. Whole regions of the country have been devastated; millions of people have had to flee. We oppose both the Russian invasion and NATO’s escalation. There is no prospect of military victory on either side, but the longer the war goes on, the greater the carnage and the higher the risk of nuclear confrontation.

The British government is the second biggest supplier of arms to Ukraine, sending £4.6 billion worth of weapons to fuel the catastrophe. We believe that this is wrong in principle and that it is especially reprehensible to be increasing arms spending at a time when the Tories claim that they can’t afford to keep schools safe, the NHS properly funded or workers properly paid.

The sooner peace talks start the more lives will be saved. We join the worldwide calls for an immediate ceasefire and a negotiated peace and demand that our government stops escalating the conflict.

Brian Eno, musician and Stop the War President
Mark Rylance, actor and writer
Yusuf – Cat Stevens, musician
Claudia Webbe, MP and Stop the War Patron
Clare Daly MEP
Lindsey German, Stop the War Convenor
Kate Hudson, CND General Secretary
Tariq Ali, writer and campaigner
Sarah Woolley, BWAFU General Secretary
Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate
Salma Yaqoob, Stop the War Patron and human rights activist
Yanis Varoufakis, author and campaigner

and many more