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 Ulla Klötzer kallar till Zoom-möte onsdagen den 18 maj 2022, kl. 17.30, se texten nedan. (Anmäl till ulla.klotzer@yahoo.com senast i morgon tisdag) Dear friends of peace all over the world It is no completely clear that Finland and most likely also Sweden will apply for NATO-membership in an urgent manner. Many prominent persons have warned that he enlargement of NATO might lead ta a major war - even a nuclear war; Daniel Ellsberg, Noam Chomsky, Yanis Varoufakis, Jeffrey Sachs, Scott Ritter, Raymond McGovern etc. Can we still do something? Zoom meeting about that Wednesday May 18 at 5.30 CEST - pls see below - Introduction by Reiner Braun - IPB - 7 minutes - Introduction by Ulla Klötzer Women for Peace - Finland - 3 minutes - Then the floor is open for suggestions and ideas. Pls let us know before tomorrow (Tuesday) 18.oo if you would like to join the meeting. ------------------------- Re: Finland/Sweden NATO-membership - the risk of war increases significantly – invitation to zoom meeting – what can still be done? Dear friends of peace On April 22 a small group of peace advocates handed over to the Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (green party) a letter to the Finnish president, government and members of parliament asking the President to fulfill his earlier intention to host a new OSCE Summit in 2025. The letter also expressed the wish that Finland (and Sweden) should not apply for NATO membership before such a conference has taken place. Russia would most certainly not attend a summit in Helsinki if Finland applies for NATO-membership. After the audience it was clear to us that Finland does not intend to implement the plan for a new OSCE Summit. The following day, the Green delegation unanimously issued a positive statement on NATO membership and Minister Haavisto stated that Finland would work for peace and disarmament within NATO. The same view – to influence NATO from the inside - was expressed May 3 by the minister for education,Li Andersson (Left Wing Alliance), the only party in the Finnish parliament that up till now has been at least somewhat skeptical to the membership. It is quite obvious that Finland and Sweden will together apply for membership about mid May. Many prominent persons from western countries have warned for the consequences – but their voices are not heard. The mainstream media fully supports the political elite. No democratic discussion is taken place. We want to discuss the actual political situation and how we can enlarge our protests and opposition. We are facing the danger of a great war in Europe Therefore we invite you to a zoom meeting May 18th at 5.30CEST. WHAT CAN STILL BE DONE? Should we push for an urgency OSCE summit to be held in Austria or Switzerland? How can we develop a stronger support for a policy of common security? How can we mobilize the public and counter more actively the pro NATO mainstream propaganda? Please let us know if you will participate in the meeting so we can send you the zoom link and a more detailed agenda. Please send the answer back to ullaklotzer@yahoo.com Peace greetings Reiner Braun – Executive Director of IPB: hr.braun@gmx.net Ulla Klötzer – Women for Peace, Finland: ullaklotzer@yahoo.com
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 Bild från LaSexta, spanskt nyhetsprogram. Det måste vara möjligt att ge upp för att rädda de människor som ännu är kvar, när staden inte längre kan försvaras, när det inte längre finns elektricitet, mat eller vatten. Det måste vara möjligt att säga att jag vill inte dö för mitt land, jag vill leva för mitt land, för min stad, för min familj.  Det som inte fick ske....Vi får nu de bilder vi inte ville ha, bilder från en militär invasion i Ukraina. Det är så här krig ser ut, idag är det Ukraina, för inte så länge sedan var det Tjetjenien. Vi i fredsrörelsen kan bara hoppas att förhandlingarna om en humanitär korridor lyckas för att få in humanitär hjälp till krigshärdarna och möjligheter för civilbefolkningen att ta sig ur. Vi får fortsätta att uppmana vår regering att erbjuda sig för medling och diplomati, samt om möjligt stödja fredsrörelserna i Ryssland och i Ukraina.  Gryning idag i Járkov, Ukraina, bilden är från La 6:a ett spanskt nyhetsprogram. En sorgens dag, tydligen har all världens vädjanden om fredliga lösningar varit förgäves. När ska världens makthavare förstå att krig aldrig är en lösning?  El País, den 2 februari 2022, analyserar och visar fotografier av det svar som USA/Nato har gett till Ryssland. Hoppfullt är att man här faktiskt talar om nedrustning. Kravet är att Ryssland drar tillbaka sina trupper från Ukrainas gräns och erbjudandet är att båda parter avstår från att ha landbaserade 'offensiva' missiler i Ukraina och inte heller placera trupper där permanent. Dessutom öppnas för förhandlingar om att inom New Start - avtalet inkludera fler vapenslag, att även diskutera begränsningar av kärnvapen och större transparens när det gäller dessas placering. Det allra viktigaste för oss i fredsrörelsen är naturligtvis att diplomati, förhandlingar fortsatta samtal i syfte att nå överenskommelser tar plats i stället för militära upptrappningar. Att utgångspunkten för denna brevväxling är att Natos dörr står fortsatt öppen för Ukraina är av mindre betydelse, då enighet inom Nato för Ukrainas anslutning inte kommer att nås inom överskådlig framtid.  Nu när spänningen mellan Nato och Ryssland blir alltmer skrämmande, påminner den här organisationen om att det finns andra lösningar än krig, nämligen gemensam säkerhet, solidaritet, hållbarhet och nedrustning ( "common security", solidarity, sustainability and disarmament).
Hela uppropet på engelska finner du här: Tensions between NATO and Russia - two nuclear-armed powers - are reaching alarming proportions. We call for an end to this confrontation: if it doesn’t end, everyone will lose. Ukraine is already paying a heavy economic and human price as a result of these hostilities, unnecessarily stirred up internationally and nationally. Following this politics of confrontation to its logical conclusion means that many people will die. Europe needs a genuine security policy based on cooperation, mutual respect and trust. Currently, NATO’s own security policy threatens to drag Europe into a devastating war because it refuses to take Russian security interests into account. NATO’s expansionary policy refuses to rule out membership for Ukraine. This crosses a red line for Russia which sees this as a serious breach of its own security interests. Dialogue is essential to resolve these issues – war is not the answer. Meanwhile the people of Ukraine are suffering, Despite the Minsk agreements, the violent clashes in eastern Ukraine - which emerged in the wake of the violent coup in Kiev - continue. NATO and Russia are adding fuel to the fire through arms deliveries, troop deployments and military exercises. These provocations and preparation for war have to stop. The hostility between the US/NATO and Russia has repercussions for other regional and international challenges that require cooperation. This new Cold War with its expensive and dangerous new arms race is diverting resources from working together to solve the climate catastrophe and other major problems. We urge all parties involved to stop pursuing a military path and to work towards a new security policy for Europe based on the following principles: 1. A new security architecture based on the concept of the principles of "common security" in the spirit of the principles of the Helsinki Final Act 1975, as reaffirmed in the Paris Charter of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (1990). This states that security is indivisible and that the security of one state is linked to the security of all others. 2. Further NATO enlargements are a provocative breach of the principle of 'common security' and must be stopped. Ukraine should be given the status of a neutral state with accompanying security guarantees. 3. The Russian proposals for an agreement with NATO and a treaty with the US should be taken seriously and can serve as a basis for building a new European security architecture with mutually agreed security measures and guarantees. This means, among other things, that no new weapon systems or troops will be deployed in the border zone between NATO and Russia, not even on a so-called rotational basis. 4. The principle of disarmament must once again be central. This applies in particular to nuclear disarmament with the objective of a nuclear-weapon-free zone for the whole of Europe. 5. The conflict in Ukraine should not be further fuelled by arms transfers, manoeuvres and the provocative deployment of troops. The parties in Ukraine should be urged to respect the Minsk II agreements such as the ceasefire, secure access for humanitarian aid, withdrawal of all foreign troops and military equipment, constitutional reform with decentralization as a central element and respect for minority rights and a political process in the regions of Donetsk and Lugansk. In addition, a plan is needed for the economic reconstruction of the country and the strengthening of democracy and institutions. International network no-to-nato.org 24. January 2022  Du kan delta i firandet, kolla på ICAN:s facebook-sida.
Vi i Kvinnor för fred vill fortsätta att påminna om FN-konventionen om förbud mot kärnvapen. Nedan ser vi att; * 59 stater har ratificerat konventionen. * Alltfler finansiärer drar sig ur kärnvapenindustrin. * Norge, Tyskland och Sverige kommer att delta som observatörer under det första mötet mellan des 59 stater som anslutit sig. Mötet hålls i Wien i slutet av mars i år. Här den engelska texten: This first anniversary, we're making the celebration all about the impact the treaty has had so far. Here are just a few of the exciting signs we've seen this year: • Support for the TPNW has continued to grow: the treaty now has 59 states parties and we know many more are on their way! • Since the treaty went into effect, financial institutions named the treaty as the reason to keep their $3.9 trillion out of the nuclear weapons industry. • Companies building these bombs are feeling the financial pressure: Serco, which used to work on UK nuclear weapons said it won’t bid on any contracts related to the nuclear weapons industry due to their inability to raise funds if they do. • We shifted the first two nuclear-umbrella states when Norway and Germany, committed to observe the first meeting of States Parties to the TPNW. Of course, the treaty’s entry into force alone has not fixed all global tensions, or immediately forced the nuclear armed states to stop their reckless arms race. The global security situation is worsening and the risk of nuclear use is increasing. This makes the work with this treaty all the more important, we have the legal basis for pushing these countries towards disarmament. So there’s good reason to celebrate. We expect the impact in all these different sectors to keep growing. Nuclear weapons are illegal and unacceptable and each individual action makes that message stronger and increases the treaty's influence. The more we spread the word about the progress of this treaty - the more it will contribute to make this world safer. We hope you will join our actions to celebrate the #nuclearban today.  Finland tog efter andra världskriget en försiktig men framgångsrik relation till Sovjetunionen, en s k 'finlandisering'. Samtidigt utvecklades landet till en demokratisk välfärdsstat med många handels- och turistkontakter över gränsen. En möjlig väg för Ukraina idag?
 ICAN peppar oss inför 2022 med att berätta om fortsatt ökat stöd för FN:s konvention om förbud mot kärnvapen. Många städer, de senaste i USA är Boston, New York City och Minneapolis, har gått med i ICAN:s Cities Appeal och förklarat att de stöder TPNW (FN:s förbud mot kärnvapen). Alltfler pensionsfonder jorden runt, de senaste fonder i Australien och i Finland, stöder TPNW och avstår från att investera i företag som är associerade till tillverkning av kärnvapen. 86 länder har signerat och 59 har även ratificerat TPNW. Pandemin har tyvärr gjort att både signering och ratificering har försenats i en rad länder, men vi hoppas att alltfler länder kommer till under 2022. I mars 2022 hålls TPNW:s första möte mellan anslutna stater. Mötet hålls i Wien. Österrike anslöt sig till konventionen redan i maj 2018. |
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