Stop the War coalition newsletter

Newsletter – 22/11/24

Major escalations in Ukraine war

This week has seen major escalations in the Ukraine war as President Biden gave permission for Ukraine to use US-made missiles to attack Russia. What could possibly go wrong?

As Lindsey German said, “Biden looks like he intends to end his failed presidency with a bang. The danger is that he will take a lot of people with him.”

Immediately following the use of US-made Tactical Missile Systemsmissiles to attack targets inside Russian territory, UK Storm Shadow missiles were fired by Ukraine into Russia. Where US missiles go, British missiles are not far behind.

Stop the War has condemned the firing of UK & US missiles into Russian territory. This action clearly risks igniting an all-out war between Western powers and Russia. Russia has now retaliated firing Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles into Ukraine. Luckily without nuclear warheads, but with the lowering of the nuclear threshold by Russia the possibility of a future nuclear retaliation is very real.

Starmer’s action was conducted with no democratic oversight, with no vote or discussion in parliament. The price we pay for Starmer’s blind support for the Ukraine war is yet to be seen, but the government has already begun preparing for acts of sabotage against critical infrastructure, such as power stations.

The US has shut its embassy in Kyiv and issued warnings to its citizens in the region. Italy, Spain and Greece followed suit.

Ukrainians themselves have had enough of this war, according to a recent opinion poll over half of the population want to see the war end as soon as possible. In every region in the country fewer than 50% now support the war continuing.

Stop the War has been calling for deescalation and peace talks for almost three years. Over 1000 days into a war that has already cost the lives of 12,162 civilians, 659 of them children, and which has injured many more, it is critical Western powers pull back from the brink, before it is too late.

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