More than 250,000 people sign a petition asking Berlin to stop sending weapons to Ukraine.
Written by Lucas Leiroz, researcher in Social Sciences at the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; geopolitical consultant.
European citizens express their dissatisfaction with the irresponsible policy of supporting Kiev. In a recent online petition, a quarter of a million people called for an end to the aid to Ukraine. Indeed, the desire for peace among Europeans has been ignored by EU officials in recent months, but, at some point, this situation will need to change, otherwise an unprecedented crisis of legitimacy will arise.
The petition was created on the initiative of German politician Sahra Wagenknecht and journalist Alice Schwarzer. They argue that the best way to end the current conflict is through bilateral negotiations, the possibility of which is thwarted by the western policy of sending weapons, since with military aid the hostilities are prolonged. Therefore, they ask that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stop his military partnership with Kiev, which would increase the chances of a resumption of peace talks and the achievement of a peaceful resolution.
In recent interviews, Wagenknecht and Schwarzer said that negotiating is not the same as surrendering, so there would be no reason for Kiev to refuse to talk to the Russians and try to find mutually beneficial terms. They emphasized that peace discussions are a way to avoid that Ukraine ends up becoming a “depopulated, devastated country”. With this statement they evidently admit the Russian victory and the serious situation of the Kiev’s forces, which suffers terrible losses on the battlefield.
The online petition reached an extraordinary level of popularity, achieving over 250,000 signatures in only forty-eight hours. The case revealed the real desire for peace of a large portion of the German, European people, who, as expected, are increasingly impatient with the economic and social consequences of the conflict.
“We call on the Chancellor to stop the escalation in arms deliveries. Now! He should lead a strong alliance for a ceasefire and peace negotiations at both German and European level (…) Now! Because every lost day costs up to 1,000 more human lives – and brings us closer to a 3rd World War”, the document says.
The petition was appropriately named “the Manifesto for Peace” and has gained so much force that it has already crossed the limits of the virtual world. On her social media, Sahra Wagenknecht called subscribers to a demonstration in Berlin, scheduled for February 25. In the words of Wagenknecht, the protests will be “against armament deliveries and for peace and diplomacy”. This may be a new motivation in the wave of anti-NATO demonstrations that have taken place in several European countries – mainly in Germany itself – since last year.
There are many reasons why the German people are becoming increasingly angry with the extended conflict. During the winter, with the energy crisis and the rise in gas prices, German citizens had their living conditions drastically affected, which motivated many people to take an anti-sanctions stance. Some pro-Western experts believed that after January the people’s indignation would diminish, as the worst moments of winter would be over. However, the Scholz government’s insistence on an anti-Russian aggressive policy did not please German citizens.
It is necessary to remember that Berlin recently approved the supply of Leopard 2 tanks to the neo-Nazi regime in Kiev. The government has also committed to training Ukrainian forces in accordance with the necessary instructions to operate this type of tank. In addition, the German state has also used its “diplomacy” to foment anti-Russian hostility around the world, asking other countries to also supply arms to the Zelensky regime. This was done with Brazil, for example, which is a country that produces ammunition for Leopard tanks – the Brazilian government, however, refused getting involved in the conflict.
In fact, Germans see these measures and rage against their own government because they know that this will prevent the end of the conflict, thus making Europe’s social crisis permanent. It seems increasingly clear that for people it does not matter which side is the winner – there is only concern that peace is achieved as quickly as possible. This contradicts the Western narrative that “the entire Europe supports Ukraine”. Only political leaders and economic elites linked to the military industry sector seem to have an interest in continuing the war against Russia until a Ukrainian victory, while ordinary citizens call for peace.
However, despite correct in their wish, Wagenknecht and Schwarzer also seem quite naive. Negotiations, unfortunately, have become a scenario virtually removed from the current reality of the conflict. After so many war crimes, terrorist attacks and unnecessary provocations committed by Ukraine with the support of the West, the situation has escalated to a level where resolution only seems possible through Kiev’s unconditional surrender.
However, both for there to be hope for negotiations resumption and for the possible surrender of Ukraine to occur quickly, the path must be the same: stopping Western aid. Indeed, at some point European governments will have to admit this and attend to the interests of their people – otherwise, it will be impossible to reverse unpopularity and the crisis of legitimacy, generating a dangerous situation of social instability.
What is interesting was the fact that the Greens ONLY were elected because they promised 2 things: Peace and Ecology(I am not a environment freak, but many, if not most Germans are). What they delivered was a World War and the come back of the dirty brown coal.
Nazis defense lines are collapsing all over the front
Imagine the German peoples shock when they discover that their opinions mean absolutely nothing to the globalist elites who are running the show…….
Libtard nonsense. Germans folks are for global crotch warming hoax and for globalists.
Stop calling everybody here Libtard, you fucktard
Just one more normal day at the Donbass front. 300 xoxol Fascists denazified. Allied Forces did a good job. As always.
Are you a libtard? The wind will take all nuclear radiation to Russia.
Nah. According to Liz truss the wind will head to London
Scholz should be charged with treason like many other EU leaders,they have put the interests of the US Regime before the interests of their own people,in the case of Germany even allowing the US Regime to blow a pipeline up they part own,pathetic creatures.
Specially considering that at least 50% of the costs to build NS was paid by German companies like Wintershall Dea AG, PEG Infrastruktur AG among other Europeans companies, some of them in public-private partnership or, with other words, the pipes were built partially with EU tax payers money.
+ additional pipes to distribute gas inside Germany and some border countries. These pipes are empty now while “Gasprom” took its profit from the raised prices.
Jumping up and down and signing a sheet will make no difference, they’ll have to start killing them off.
Oh absolutely, drastic times demand drastic measures.
Most ordinary people in West Europe are opposed to sending military or financial support to the Kiev regime
lol russin maths?
Nah, he was talking about Europe, not about Africa.
True. But ordinary citizens of the EU are also against any deal with Russia. NS12 were built against wishes of every European country but Merkel’s KGB Germany. Those days are gone now. Everyone is agains Putin’s Russia
Then they should hit the streets and start prostesting the hard way
Moscow, February 13: Alfa Automotive Technologies (AAT), a Moscow-based auto component manufacturer, will annually produce up to 6.5 million body parts for Chinese Haval F7 and Haval Jolion crossovers, 1000s of new jobs will be created. Washington, DC, February 13: People are in panic, a lot of UFOs and Balloons flying around. Asked by the Press the President said “-Hmm, what?” and 2 hours later Katrine JeanPierre confirmed his words “-The President was very clear about it.”
Is there any compassionate leader exist to stop the war in Ukraine and bring peace and stability in the region?
NATO has politicized the war in Ukraine from the beginning. Now both sides are innocent people dying in vans. Sending more weapons to Zelensky is a completely rubbish strategy. This will allow Russian forces to eliminate and destroy all Zelensky forces.
Germans mostly hate the Anglo-Saxons and the Poles not the Russians.
Is that what everybody in Germany told you the last time you asked them all? How are you coming with those Holodomor documents? Man, they are going to be great!
Will you continue trolling and astroturfing?
Those who call for an end to aid for Ukraine are the 1% of corrupt and retarded people around here, they wanted an easy massacre like they did in Syria and Chechnya, they fight convicts and Wagner Nazis like terrorists who are
Nigrilo nigger, like you care. You only care for your dick.
The typical Russian supporter has to be racist and 2 neurones, you fit in perfectly
Halt die Fresse Hasbara Hurenkind.
“bilateral negotiations” are not possible with Germany. They are traitors, and cannot be trusted. They betrayed Russia with minsk agreement.
You are attributing Jewess Merkel’s treason, supported by the Jewish press, to the German people, who have been brainwashed by Jews for many decades, and many of whom were ignorant of this treason. Also, in 2014, many people supported the DPR and the LPR, and were quite exasperated at the CIA coup. We do remember what Jewess Nuland, not Russia, said: “Fuck the EU!”.
Luckily for the German Nazis and the Ukronazis, annalena baerbock the German FM, “we are at war with Russia,” couldn’t give af about what her citizens think! “No Matter What My German Voters Think”
Peeled Olaf is such a quisling, he doesn’t even get to be her gimp in his off hours. He seems more like a man in a diaper kinda guy in his off hours…
To judge petitions correctly, you would have to make petitions at least two-sided. So that people interested in the matter at all would have the possibility to vote pro or contra. Nearly each “movement” on this planet has the serious limitation on its relevance that it does only represent one single side of opinions.
Just the exact same as the ukrainian maidan has been.
This applies to each and every variant of “movement” or “petition” or “demonstration”. This even applies to journalism. This is a serious limitation of the tools of democracy.
Concerning the dominance of opinions in the west in relation to the war in ukraine, i think it’s well possible that the majority is against the war. But i would not declare this on the basis of a single petition. Even if said petition starts rocket like rapidly like nothing before. It could well be caused by a good preparation via a network. Be careful with deductions!
Je dobre vedieť, že aj v Nemecku žijú ľudia, ktorí sú proti vojne. Je to síce málo, ale je to dobre vedieť. Nemci by sa mali starať o to kto im to vlastne zničil plynovod Nord Stream a Nord Stream II. Toto je dôležité pre Nemecko, aby mohlo hospodársky napredovať a aby ľudia v zime nemrzli. Nie podporovať fašistov!!!
It is a problem for the german government, a quagmire. Since decades Berlin is on politics against the German people, ordered by DC. God shave America….
Russia propaganda made for the russian trolls, fake news as usual
my government responsible for my addiction to mulatto penis
in USA we sniff glue lick all mulatto penis….”rather than found an intellectual elite amerika created a mulatto stud farm”. Rute Hamsun
Brain dead Annal Barebutt, the geniUS Al CIAduh Soros owned naZi gubermint slag, has decided to wage war on the Russian Bear once more. She can do what Napoleon and Onkel Adolf never managed i.e. glass all of Germanistan over for eternity.
Quarter a million is a minority. The majority of Europe support a fragmentation of Russia as this means more to us……………………LOL.
So, what will the Germans do? Never a nation of more obedient, unquestioning sheeple has ever appeared on this earth.
The Germans don’t have a govt; they have rulers serving the US.
I think even the Russian diaspora in Germany is larger than 250K