US National Security Experts Now Call for Peace in Ukraine

By: Medea Benjamin & Nicolas J.S. Davies

NYT ad by 15 US security experts urges US to be a force for peace in Ukraine, drafted by Eisenhower Media Network.

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Statement condemns Russia's invasion, offers objective account of Ukraine crisis, highlighting US role and ignored warnings.

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Statement labels war a disaster, urges Biden and Congress to swiftly end through diplomacy to prevent dangerous escalation.

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Former insiders' timely diplomacy call, welcomed after 442 days, crucially intervenes at a critical moment in the ongoing war.

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Zelenskyy delays Ukraine's offensive to limit losses, balancing Western support with grim human toll of ongoing war.

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Zelenskyy's delay suggests limits on sacrificing Ukrainians for Western demands, possibly scaling back planned operations.

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Zelenskyy's predicament linked to Russia's invasion and a deal with UK's Johnson to recover territory at the cost of negotiations.

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Johnson's promise to Zelenskyy was unfulfillable, he supported withdrawal from recent invasion but not pre-2014 borders.

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