STATEMENT OF THE RUSSIAN COMMUNITY OF INDEPENDENT MEDIA OUTLETS

Russian journalists oppose the war declared to Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Today, Russian President Vladimir Putin started a war with Ukraine. Pain, anger and shame are three words that reflect our attitude to what is happening. This adventure will bring grief to the families of thousands of people both in Ukraine and in Russia. This adventure is fraught with a big war, in which other states will be involved. Since the Cuban Missile Crisis, the world has never been so close to a global catastrophe.

We, journalists of independent Russian media, declare that we are against the massacre started by the Russian leadership. We promise that we will be honest about what is happening while we have this opportunity. We wish steadfastness and strength to the people of Ukraine, who oppose aggression and to everyone in Russia who is now trying to resist militaristic madness.

We also appeal to those who try to explain rationally the motives for the outbreak of the war, justifying its beginning by the need to protect against NATO and "Ukrainian Nazism". War is no longer just an argument on TV and in kitchens. It came true. There are tanks in Kharkov. And in a real war, people always die. We hope that the funeral will not come to your home. But there can be no certainty about this. No to war.