All hands for Ukraine / manifestation à Paris
Banksy
In 2014, the German historian Karl Schloegel wrote that the future of Europe would be determined in Ukraine. A decade later, the future is here, but not in a good way. There is a war going on in Ukraine, and that war may engulf the rest of Europe at any moment now. The Russian dictator Putin and his spin doctors have repeatedly claimed that they are not waging a war against Ukraine per se – they are fighting a war against the West on Ukrainian land. They want to restore the divided Europe of the Cold War to make Russia “great again”. To achieve this aim, they have to take full control of Ukraine. They have accumulated resources to fight until the end of this decade and made plans until the 2040s.
If you think war in Ukraine does not concern you, think twice. If Russia prevails in Ukraine and enjoys impunity, it will be emboldened to bring the war to your doorstep.
For three years now, the resistance put up by Ukrainians has prevented that from happening. Ukrainians are paying a high price. Ukraine is bleeding, its ecology and economics are being slowly destroyed, and there is hardly a Ukrainian who has not lost a relative, a friend or a colleague on the battlefield or killed by Russian missiles that are frequently aimed at civilian targets.
More than anything, Ukrainians are longing for peace. But they do not have the luxury to stop fighting. If they do, Ukraine would cease to exist, and millions of its citizens would be killed, imprisoned or forced to leave their country.
Without Europe, Ukraine may lose the war. When Europe is with Ukraine, Russia has no chance of winning.
Apart from weapons and finances, the important resource is morale. To stand against the aggressor, Ukrainians need your moral support. They need to know they are not alone in the fight for their freedom.
Do not let your leaders appease Russia by giving up Ukraine. As the history of World War II shows, the aggressor can be stopped only by force, not by negotiations. Otherwise, the aggressor will continue - until he reaches your own home.
On 24 February 2025, on the grim anniversary of the beginning of the full-scale invasion, we invite you to show solidarity with Ukraine, to come out together on the streets and squares of European cities, holding hands and forming human chains to show that Ukraine is not alone.
The human chain event envisages European citizens and communities coming together for a manifestation of solidarity with Ukraine, inspired by the historic Baltic Way of 1989, which saw millions of people holding hands in the pursuit of freedom and was followed a few months later in 1990 by Ukrainians themselves coming together and holding hands for their Day of Unity, as a powerful symbol of their movement for freedom and independence.
Held simultaneously on 23 and 24 February in a number of European cities, the human chains of European citizens will demonstrate unwavering support for Ukraine at a time of global political uncertainty and serial indecision.
Join all hands for Ukraine!
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Rendez-vous pour une manifestation
dimanche 23 février à 14h
place de la République direction Bastille
à l'appel des organisations de solidarité avec l'Ukraine
