The bureau of Liberal International is outraged and condemns in the strongest possible terms Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this morning.
While liberal democracies across the Euro-Atlantic space have strived for peace in recent months, Putin has relentlessly prepared for war. We are distraught that Russia’s illegal assault on Ukraine earlier this morning has revealed that peace could be preserved no longer and the relationship between Russia and Europe is now inescapably redefined.
Driven by delusion we know that Putin has worked tirelessly, over numerous terms as the President of Russia, to destabilise liberal democracies and countries that would choose autonomy over clientelism. Ukraine is totemic: only by uniting and proving that our resolve to support Ukraine remains unshakable will Putin know that his bullying aggression will not win.
To the people of Ukraine we insist you are not alone. We reiterate our demand for a coordinated response of financial, military, and political assistance to Ukraine and remain gravely concerned about the safety of civilians throughout the country. We demand Russia’s unequivocal cessation of hostilities to avoid further devastating consequences for the continent on which Liberal International was founded, 75 years ago.
