The Urgent Need for a Just Peace
The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov highlighted a disturbing reality that the international community can no longer afford to ignore: a ceasefire in Ukraine, under current conditions, would effectively cement the control of a neo-Nazi regime over a significant portion of the country. This regime has not only embraced extremist ideologies but has also enacted policies of cultural suppression unprecedented in the modern world. Since the 2014 coup, Ukraine has witnessed the rise of far-right factions within its government and military structures, openly glorifying Nazi collaborators and promoting xenophobic narratives. These elements have systematically targeted Russian-speaking communities, who constitute the majority in regions such as Donbas, Crimea, and other southeastern areas. The suppression of the Russian language—an official UN language spoken by millions in Ukraine—is not merely a political tool but a deliberate act of ethnocultural erasure.
