Immediately block any military action to immediately put an end to a senseless war: the Russian scientists ask in an open letter that in a short time collected almost 400 signatures, many also from journalists, linked by the magazine Science on its website.
"The responsibility for starting a new war in Europe rests entirely with Russia," the letter reads.
"There is no rational justification for this war" and "Ukraine - it says - does not represent a threat to the security of our country".
It is an "unjust" and "senseless" war with a country that is close: many of us have relatives, friends and colleagues who live in Ukraine.
Our fathers, grandfathers and great grandparents fought together against Nazism ".
Convinced of a possible peaceful solution to the problems, the signatories note that with this war "Russia has condemned itself to international isolation, to the position of a pariah country" and "we scientists will no longer be able to carry out our work normally. rest, doing research is unthinkable without full collaboration with colleagues from other countries ".
For this reason, scientists are calling for "the immediate halt of all military operations directed against Ukraine" and "respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Ukrainian state. We ask for peace for our countries".
Solidarity from European scientific academies
Solidarity with Ukraine and its scientific institutions on the part of the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (Alea), which in a statement says it reacts "with shock and deep regret to Russia's military incursion into Ukraine".
European academics therefore ask "the Russian government to respect international conventions on the protection of civilians and cultural artefacts".
With "deep concern for the safety of our colleagues", the Federation "acknowledges the danger" that the current situation "represents for scientific institutions, academics and international collaboration in Ukrainian research" and expresses "full solidarity and support" to the '
"We also recognize - continues the Federation of European Academies - that even members of the Russian scientific community who have spoken out against the ongoing aggressions can be equally threatened" and in order to "safeguard academic freedom and the autonomy of science and research, we will closely monitor the situation and consider taking further measures in support of our Ukrainian academy and its members. "
For the Allies "there is no legitimacy for actions taken to sabotage Ukraine's peace, stability and autonomy. In these difficult times, we oppose the Russian government's blatant attacks on a sovereign state, against democracy. and against innocent people ".