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Russia-Ukraine Conflict Requires Urgent Diplomacy

February 23, 2022 Elizaveta Kupriyanova

By Elizaveta Kupriyanova The unresolved conflict between Russia and Ukraine goes back to the Orange Revolution of 2004. Massive protests spread across Ukraine as a result of the rigged elections that gave victory to pro-Russian candidate Viktor Yanukovych. This caused internal divisions within the revolutionist […]

On the Brink: Understanding the Ukraine Crises

February 9, 2022 Richard Sakwa

The following text is a transcript of Professor Sakwa’s presentation at ‘On the Brink: Understanding the Ukraine Crisis and Paths Towards a Just Peace’, a Massachusetts Peace Action/Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security webinar presented on February 3. I want to make four basic […]

Peace with Russia Rally

February 5, 2022 Brian Garvey

For Immediate Release: Contact: Cole Harrison, cole@masspeaceaction.org When: Saturday, February 5th, 1pm-2pm Where: Park Street Station, Boston, MA 02108 Massachusetts Peace Action and allies are coming together on Saturday, February 5th from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST to hold a rally in Boston at Park Street […]

An Urgent Peace Rally Outside Congressman McGovern’s Office in Northampton -No War with Russia! Abolish NATO!

February 3, 2022 Yoav Elinevsky

by Yoav Elinevsky On Wednesday, February 2, 2022, community members from western Massachusetts gather in Northampton to demand that our government stop the march to war and take immediate measures to deescalate the military tension in Ukraine, support negotiations on the basis of the […]

Peace Rally, Washington, D.C. January 27, 2022

No War with Russia! No Expansion of NATO!

February 1, 2022 Cole Harrison

As the Ukraine crisis has intensified, a confrontation between the world’s two most heavily armed nuclear powers has become an actual possibility. The Biden administration has put 8500 troops on high alert for possible deployment in Eastern Europe, and threatened to deploy 50,000 more troops […]

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has fast-tracked Ukrainian weapons funding legislation. | Tom Williams / CQ Roll Call via AP

Liberal Delusions, Dangerous Warmongering on Ukraine

January 27, 2022 Jeff Klein

by Jeff Klein If you want to get a picture of the dangerous delusions that are fueling US confrontation with Russia over Ukraine, you can hardly do better than reading this editorial from yesterday’s liberal Boston Globe: How to punish Putin if Russia invades Ukraine. Among […]

NATO Enlargement Map. The Economist, Jan 8th 2022

No War with Russia! No NATO Expansion!

January 27, 2022 Brian Garvey

President Biden just ordered 8,500 members of the US military on high alert in Eastern Europe. The president is sending more airplanes and warships to the area, and heavy weapons from NATO states are arriving in Ukraine today. This is the opposite of what is needed […]