{"id":26764,"date":"2022-03-15T09:59:07","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T13:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26764"},"modified":"2024-11-28T19:41:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T18:41:21","slug":"can-the-peace-movement-help-stop-the-war-in-the-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26764","title":{"rendered":"Can the peace movement help stop the war in the Ukraine?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/control-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/control-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/control-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/control-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/control-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>There is a very extensive <a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26395\">movement to stop the war in the Ukraine<\/a>, but as of two months into the war, in April, 2022, it is not clear if the war can be stopped.<\/p>\n<p>One recalls the movements against the US war in Vietnam and later against the US war in Iraq.  The movements were very strong, but the wars continued for many years with millions of casualties.<\/p>\n<p>Will it be different this time?  <\/p>\n<p>If it is possible to reach an armistice in the war, the peace movements will have played an important role.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, it seems that the goal of the American empire is not to achieve an armistice, but to continue to arm Ukraine with the goal of a complete military defeat of Russia.  <\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the war will drag on for many years until Ukraine is reduced to a state of devastation similar to that of Vietnam, Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, victims of other recent wars. <\/p>\n<p>Or perhaps it will escalate into World War III . . .<\/p>\n<p>For an analysis written in June 2023 with conclusions similar to the above, but with extensive detail and documentation, see the following by Professor John J. Mearsheimer: <a href=\"https:\/\/mearsheimer.substack.com\/p\/the-darkness-ahead-where-the-ukraine\">The Darkness Ahead: Where The Ukraine War Is Headed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Note added July 2023.  In little over a year, we have published almost 60 articles on this subject, and the ranks of peacemakers continue to swell and reach a higher level, as indicated by <a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=31113\">our latest CPNN bulletin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>_____________<\/p>\n<p>Below are articles in CPNN about this question: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=36060\">Lula, The \u201cOnly Adult in the Room\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=35389\">Restore the Olympic peace: Over 50 Nobel laureates have written an open letter calling for a global ceasefire for the duration of the Paris Olympics<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=34326\">Kremlin, NATO at odds over pope\u2019s call for Ukraine to show \u2018white flag\u2019 and start talks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=33958\">Ukrainian Pacifists Decide to Participate in Implementation of the Ukrainian Peace Formula<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=33803\">Exclusive: Putin\u2019s suggestion of Ukraine ceasefire rejected by United States, sources say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=33798\">American Attitudes about the Conflict in Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=33792\">Russian Attitudes about the Conflict with Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=33584\">Wives of Russian soldiers descend on Putin campaign office to demand demobilisation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=32368\">Week of Global Mobilization for Peace in Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=31647\">Demonstration for Peace in Ukraine Held in Budapest<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=31629\">The International Peace Bureau (IPB) Has Announced its Intention to Nominate Three Remarkable Organizations with a Focus on the Right to Conscientious Objection for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=31617\">Russia-Africa Summit Held Amid Worsening Global Security Situation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=31610\">Ukraine: Saudi Arabia, UN, 40 Other Countries Hold Peace Talk In Jeddah<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=31461\">Russian War Opponents: The Diaspora<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=31077\">Lula meets the Pope, talks world peace<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=31023\">Putin tells Africans: Russia doesn\u2019t reject negotiations with Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=30989\">International civil society from Vienna: \u201cWe need negotiations that can strengthen the logic of Peace instead of the illogic of war.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=30957\">Austrian Censorship of Peace Conference Is An Outrage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=30943\">Can Pope Francis bring peace to Ukraine?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=30869\">Uk: A Win for Peace: UCU Opposes the War in Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=30831\">Peace by Peaceful Means: International Summit for Peace in Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=30360\">Mouvement de la Paix: Chinese Peace Plan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=30244\">Chinese proposal of principles for a peace settlement of the Ukraine War and reactions around the world<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=30049\">Big Peace Rally in Germany: Despair and Joy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=30045\">Yurii Sheliazhenko: Peace in Ukraine: Humanity Is at Stake<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=29999\">National March on Washington March 18 : Peace in Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=29967\">Vatican: Women raise their voices for peace<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=29926\">France: Mouvement de la Paix for peace in Ukraine 24-25 February<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=29806\">UK National Demonstration: Peace Talks Now \u2013 Stop the War in Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=29502\">What Do Ukrainians Want? Not an Uncompromising Battle That Puts Them in Grave Danger<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=29317\">Make peace, not war The Kremlin\u2019s internal polling shows that more than half of Russians now favor negotiations with Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=29306\">USA: Statement from Faith Organizations and Leaders  Calling for a Christmas Truce in Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=29286\">Ukraine: Message from Yurii Sheliazhenko to Mouvement de la Paix November 19<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=29280\">Russian mothers oppose the war<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=29231\">Say NO to U.S. wars! Actions took place in more than 70 areas across the US and Canada<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=29205\">Marching for peace in Ukraine: thousands in Rome ask for the peaceful resolution of the war<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=28172\">Statement of Moscow Helsinki Group<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=28169\">Peace Agenda for Ukraine and the World<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=28158\">Several Hundred Detained as Russians Protest Mobilization<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=28141\">Russia: Pop Diva Alla Pugacheva Comes Out Against the War<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=27946\">Proposal for a nuclear weapon trade-off to end the Russia\/Ukraine war<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=27852\">Moscow TV protester plays \u2018Russian roulette\u2019 with risky comeback<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=27324\">Position of World\u2019s Governments on Ukraine Considered Insane Pacifism in U.S.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=27186\">The Second Level Geopolitical War in Ukraine Takes Over<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=27182\">A Nordic Initiative for Peace in Ukraine and Lasting World Peace<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26988\">Facing severe repression, Russians are turning to antiwar graffiti<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26982\">Appeal of the Clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church Calling for Reconciliation and an End to the War<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26914\">More examples available of Russian opposition to the war against Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26856\">March 17: The struggle for free flow of information about the Russian war against Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26751\">Can Putin control Russian information?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26741\">Abolition 2000 Member organizations oppose Russian invasion of Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26736\">China: Academic dissent emerges on war in Ukraine but is censored<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26666\">Russians are against the war on Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26616\">Ukraine: UNESCO statement following the adoption of the UN General Assembly resolution<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26608\">Germany: Bodensee Peace Region: No rearmament! Practice nonviolence<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26591\">How the U.S. Started a Cold War with Russia and Left Ukraine to Fight It<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26581\">Russian anti-war movement takes shape on the streets \u2013 and on screens<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26545\">Thousands of IT workers in Russia sign public anti-war petition<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26539\">Russian teachers against the war<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26533\">Lukoil, Russia\u2019s largest private company, comes out against the war<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26525\">Ukraine war: families of unhappy Russian conscripts could undermine Kremlin\u2019s war effort<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26498\">Open letter of Russian mathematicians against the war in Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26493\">Peace appeal from leading chess players of Russia to the President of the Russian Federation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26446\">Thousands of Russian cultural figures sign open letter against the war<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26438\">An open letter from Russian scientists and science journalists against the war with Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26402\">USA: A Labor Statement on the Crisis in Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26383\">German petition against war in the Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26379\">Statement of Ukrainian Pacifist Movement<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26376\">Statement of Peace Supporters against the Party of War in the Russian leadership<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26343\">International Peace Bureau : Common Security Approaches to Resolve the Ukraine and European Crises<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26331\">USA: United National AntiWar Coalition : US and NATO aggression towards Russia \u2013 danger at the Ukrainian Border<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26325\">UK: Stop the War statement on the crisis over Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26319\">France : War is never the solution. Yes to a negotiated political solution.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a very extensive movement to stop the war in the Ukraine, but as of two months into the war, in April, 2022, it is not clear if the war can be stopped. One recalls the movements against the US war in Vietnam and later against the US war in Iraq. The movements were &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=26764\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Can the peace movement help stop the war in the Ukraine?<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[85,87],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-d-disarmament","category-d-information"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26764\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}