RESOLUTION

Dialogue Instead of Weapons—Peace with Russia

The following resolution was passed at the conclusion of the March 27, 2023 “Dialogue instead of weapons—nonpartisan action against the war,” organized by the East German Board of Associations, founded in 1994.

We, the participants of our forum today, call upon all peace-loving people to join our protest against war and for a just peace.

In the great danger in which our peoples currently find themselves, we no longer have time to argue about party political differences and different socio-political orientations. Instead, we must focus on what unites us!

The future of our children and grandchildren and the preservation of human life on our earth require that Germany and its economy do not fall victim to a policy of Western “rule-based order” that wants to “destroy” Russia and is preparing for war against China.

The U.S. and NATO are standing with their military might on Russia’s borders, arming Taiwan against China and thus threatening the security of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China.

This policy is accompanied by economic, financial and media wars, sanctions in violation of international law and misinformation, combined with dismantling of democracy and freedom of expression.

Double standards characterize the “rules-based world order” of the West. In truth, it is imperial war policy under the leadership of the USA. For this, the people pay the blood toll and lose their hard-won social achievements. Since 1999, when the war of aggression against the rest of Yugoslavia was launched in violation of international law, the USA has mandated its own war operations in accordance with its so-called “rules-based international order.”

The war in Ukraine, planned for the long term and started in 2014 at the latest, is also before our eyes on a daily basis.

Germany, as a warring party, is contributing to the further escalation of this war with arms deliveries, money, and military training on the front line. It is arming, making the population ready for war and persecuting peace activists. It is fomenting hostility against Russia with hatred and incitement. The government violates its oath of office [Article 56 of the Basic Law, “... dedicate to the welfare of the German people, ... avert harm from it], and violates the most important obligation of the Basic Law: the peace commandment [Article 26GG]. This policy leads to a world war, which will know no winners.

Therefore,

• we raise our voice to stop the war spiral,

• we protest against the German support for the prolongation of the war ...,

• and we demand an end to this course of war through a just peace that guarantees Russia’s security and a peaceful anti-fascist Ukraine without NATO.

Let’s not wait until it is too late again!

We see our event as a further voice for peace, so that it becomes stronger and gains broad power.

Berlin, March 27, 2023