We, Russian scientists and scientific journalists, declare a strong protest against the hostilities launched by the armed forces of our country on the territory of Ukraine.[1]  This fatal step leads to huge human losses and undermines the foundations of the established system of international security. The responsibility for unleashing a new war in Europe lies entirely with Russia. There is no rational justification for this war. Attempts to use the situation in Donbass as a pretext for launching a military operation do not inspire any confidence. It is clear that Ukraine does not pose a threat to the security of our country. The war against her is unfair and frankly senseless. Ukraine has been and remains a country close to us. Many of us have relatives, friends and scientific colleagues living in Ukraine. Our fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers fought together against Nazism. Unleashing a war for the sake of the geopolitical ambitions of the leadership of the Russian Federation, driven by dubious historiosophical fantasies, is a cynical betrayal of their memory. We respect Ukrainian statehood, which rests on really working democratic institutions. We treat the European choice of our neighbors with understanding. We are convinced that all problems in relations between our countries can be resolved peacefull
Having unleashed the war, Russia doomed itself to international isolation, to the position of a pariah country. This means that we, scientists, will no longer be able to do our job normally: after all, conducting scientific research is unthinkable without full cooperation with colleagues from other countries. The isolation of Russia from the world means further cultural and technological degradation of our country in the complete absence of positive prospects. War with Ukraine is a step to nowhere.
It is bitter for us to realize that our country, which made a decisive contribution to the victory over Nazism, has now become the instigator of a new war on the European continent. We demand an immediate halt to all military operations directed against Ukraine. We demand respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Ukrainian state. We demand peace for our countries. Let's do science, not war!
  Signatures continue to come:   Abrikosov Igor, physicist, Linköping University, Academician of the Royal Swedish Academy Academician of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Vadim Agol, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Victor Aksenov, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Aleksandrov Evgeniy Borisovich, physicist, RAS academician Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, philologist Mikhail Andreev Alexander Anikin, linguist, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Yuri Apresyan, linguist, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Aranovich Leonid, Doctor of Geology and Mineralogy, Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of Sciences Andrei Arbuzov, Ph.-M., Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Petr Arseev, physicist, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Asmolov, Doctor of Psychology, Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Education Ataullakhanov Fazli, biophysicist, RAS corresponding member Anton Baranov, mathematician, Ph.D. in Physics and Mathematics, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Vladimir Baranovsky, RAS Academician, Doctor of History Tatiana Bekker, Ph.D. in Geophysics, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Beklemishev Lev, Academician, Russian Academy of Sciences Belavin Alexander, physicist, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Elena Berezovich, philologist, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexey Bobrovsky, Doctor of Chemistry, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Lyudmila Boynovich, physico-chemist, RAS academician Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, D.Sc. Elizaveta Bonch-Osmolovskaya, biologist, RAS corresponding member Bobodkin Leonid, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Burlak Svetlana, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Olga Butorina, Economist, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Prof. Andrei Bychkov, geochemist, Russian Academy of Sciences Victor Vasiliev, mathematician, RAS member Prof. Denis Veselkin, Doctor of Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences Maria Virolainen, philologist, corresponding member of RAS Mikhail Vysotsky, physicist, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Galliamov Marat, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Vladimir Gvozdev, Academician, Russian Academy of Sciences Gelfan Alexander Naumovich, Corresponding Member of RAS Gelfand Mikhail, bioinformatician, member of the European Academy, Ph. Gippius Alexey, philologist, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Glazov Mikhail, physicist, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Golovnin Anton Klemensovich, Doctor of Biology, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences, IBM RAS Golub Leonid, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Dmitry Gorbunov, physicist, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Grinberg Ruslan, RAS corresponding member, Doctor of Economics, Head of Institute of Economics Grintser Nicolai, Philologist, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Mikhail Vladimirovich Gubko, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chief Scientific Adviser, Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Russian Academy of Sciences Andrey Gurtovenko, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Mikhail Danilov, Physicist, Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Dvorkovich, Doctor of Science (Engineering), Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Desnitskii Andrey, Ph.D. in Philology, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Didenkulova Irina, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Dmitriev Vladimir, Physics Member, Russian Academy of Sciences Dybo Anna, Linguist, Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Emelianenko, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Zakharov, Vladimir, Academician, Russian Academy of Sciences Zenkin Sergey, Doctor of Philology, Member of the European Academy Ivanov Alexey, Doctor of Geology and Mineralogy, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Ivanchik Alexander, Astrophysicist, Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of Sciences Ivanchik Askold, historian, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Ilya Indrupsky, Ph. Ismail-Zadeh Ali Tofikovich, Ph. RAS, Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences, Principal Scientific Secretary of the International Scientific Geophysical Geophysical and Geographical Union Kabanov Alexander, chemist, Member of the European Academy Kazakov Dmitriy, Physicist, Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of Sciences Kovalev, Yuri, physicist, corresponding member of Russian Academy of Sciences Komech Alexander, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Dmitriy Korobov, Ph.D. in History, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Kostitsyn Yuriy, RAS academician, Doctor of Geology and Mineralogy Alexey Kotov, biologist, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Andrei Krivoshapkin, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Kudryavtsev Yaroslav, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Kuznetsov Alexander, Ph.-M., RAS Corresponding Member Kuznetsov, Evgeny Aleksandrovich, Physics Member, Russian Academy of Sciences Kulakov Ivan, Corresponding Member of RAS, Deputy Director of INGG SB RAS Andrei Vladimirovich Kulbachinsky, Doctor of Biology, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Kunin Evgeniy, biologist, member of the National Academy of Sciences, foreign member of RAS Elena Kustova, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Roman Lee, Doctor of Phys&Math Sciences, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences, INP SB RAS Prof. Konstantin Lukyanov, Doctor of Biology, Corresponding Member of RAS Konstantin Anatolievich Lukyanov, M.B.A., Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, INP RAS Magazanik Lev Girshevich, Member of RAS Prof. Dmitriy Makarov, Doctor of Science (Physics and Mathematics), RAS, Head of Laboratory, Special Astrophysical Observatory, Russian Academy of Sciences Astrophysics Observatory, Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Markov, Ph.D. in Biology, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences, Laureate of the Enlightener Prize Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Alexey Maschan Melnik Oleg, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Roman Mizyuk, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Chief Researcher, Russian Academy of Sciences Moldovan Alexander, philologist, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Moskalev Aleksey, Ph.D. in Biology, Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of Sciences Mullonen Irma, Corresponding Member of RAS, Ph. Nikita Nekrasov, Physics Member, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Nekrasov Nikita Alexandrovich, Physics Professor, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Nemirovskii Stefan, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Nestik Timofey, Ph.D. in Psychology, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Sergey Nikolaev, philologist, RAS Academician Konstantin Novoselov, Nobel Prize Laureate, physicist Konstantin Novoselov, Nobel Prize winner physicist Konstantin Novoselov, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Alexandrovich Panchenko, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Pavel Pakhlov, Dr. of Phys&Math Sciences, Corresponding Member of RAS, Dr. Sci. RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Nikolai Peskov, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Nikolai Pivovarov, Academician, Russian Academy of Sciences Anna Pichkhadze, Corresponding Member of RAS, Ph. Prof. Pavel Plechov, RAS, geologist Polilov, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ph. Polterovich Victor, Economist, Member of RAS Sergey Popov, Professor, RAS Pushkarev Alexander, Physicist, Professor, RAS Rebrikov Denis, Doctor of Biology, Professor, RAS Rozanov Nikolai, RAS Corresponding Member Valery Rubakov, physicist, RAS Academician Natalya Ryzhova, Doctor of Economics, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences, IEI FEB RAS Roald Sagdeev, physicist, RAS Academician Saranin Alexander, physicist, corresponding member of RAS Sirenov Alexey, historian, Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Sobolev, RAS academician, member of the European Academy, Doctor of geological-mineralogical sciences Dmitry Sokolov, RAS corresponding member, Moscow State University, Biology Faculty Olga Solomina, Corresponding Member of RAS Alexey Starobinsky, physicist, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Sergey Stishov, physicist, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Suris Robert, physicist, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Surovtsev Nikolai, physicist, Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of Sciences Syunyaev Rashid, astrophysicist, Member of Russian Academy of Sciences Sergey Tarasenko, physicist, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Alexey Tiunov, biologist, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Denis Tikhonov Tokarev Yuri, Doctor of Biology, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Tolstaya Svetlana, philologist, Academic Member of RAS Toporkov Andrey, Ph.D. in Philology, Professor, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Torubaev Yurii Valentinovich, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Uspenski Fedor, Philologist, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Ustinov Alexey, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Mikhail Flint, bioceanologist, RAS Academician Efim Khazanov, Physicist, Member of Russian Academy of Sciences Tatyana Vitalyevna Khorobrykh, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Dmitry Khokhlov, physicist, Corresponding Member, Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Chaplik, Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Eduard Chekmenev, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Evgeny Churazov, physicist, RAS Academician Andrey Shiryaev, Doctor of Chemistry, Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences Mikhail Shifman, physicist, Dirac laureate, etc. Ilya Shkredov, Ph.D. in Physics and Mathematics, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Mark Shtark, Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Dmitry Yakovlev, Physicist, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.   THIS STATEMENT HAS BEEN CO-SIGNED BY MANY THOUSANDS OTHER COURAGEOUS RUSSIAN SCIENTISTS, WHOSE NAMES CAN BE FOUND IN THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT [1] ON THE WEB (AND IF IT HAS BEEN MEANWHILE OBSCURED BY PUTIN’S POLICEMEN, WE CAN PROVIDE IT SEPARATELY; BUT IT OCCUPIES MORE THAN 100 PRINTED PAGES):        

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