In a call for urgent peace negotiations, Nobel Peace Prize winner Oleksandra Matviichuk emphasizes the dire situation in Ukraine amid ongoing Russian attacks. She highlights the need to free those tortured in Russia and address the plight of kidnapped Ukrainian children. Matviichuk stresses that peace should not compromise Ukrainian democracy and must guarantee long-term security against future aggression from Russia. The article underlines the broader systemic conflict between authoritarianism and democracy, urging negotiators to adhere to democratic principles in any agreements reached.
As Ukrainians, we continue to fight for our lives, and this fight for a peace deal that protects us for the future... is one of the most urgent and important battles of all.
Peace negotiations must get the victims of war released and the war criminals punished. We must ensure that Ukrainian democracy is protected.
Peace is the freedom to live without fear of violence and to have a long-term perspective.
A deal that concedes too much only paves the way for future misery and conflict... at the hands of a Russia determined to pursue its imperialistic ambitions.
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