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Dear friends,

50,000 casualties. Millions of refugees. Democracy in retreat.

That’s what experts fear could be the deadly cost of Putin’s senseless invasion of Ukraine .

Efforts to prevent war have failed, but efforts to end it must succeed. Fast.
Civilians are being killed right now because Putin believes the world is too divided to hold him to account. Let's show him he's wrong, with a massive, urgent open letter from people everywhere calling on governments to impose far-reaching sanctions on Moscow.Add your name with one click and share everywhere to defend democracy and stand up for the people of Ukraine in their hour of need !

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To governments everywhere :
" We stand with the people of Ukraine and Russia who do not want this war.
Putin’s invasion is not just an attack on Ukraine. It is an attack on freedom. An attack on democracy. An attack on truth.
We urge you to respond with unity, holding Putin’s regime in Moscow and its associates, cheerleaders and supporters to account by imposing far-reaching sanctions, anddoing all you can to stop the war in Ukraine .

In the face of fear, choose courage. In the face of division, choose unity.
And in the face of aggression, choose peace."

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Polls are clear – this war is not supported by the Russian people . It is the act of a criminal regime, riven with insecurity about democracy because it fears the judgment of its own people.

That is why Putin is brutally cracking down on brave Russians taking to the streets to protest this war. It’s why he’s dedicated to spreading lies all over the world. And it’s why he’s willing to kill Ukrainians, who overthrew a corrupt pro-Putin regime in 2014, to prevent a flourishing democracy emerging on Russia’s borders.
It’s time to stand with the people of Ukraine, defend truth, freedom and the right of people everywhere to self-determination.Sign the open letter calling for sanctions – when this is huge we’ll deliver it through ads in major media around the world to show our unity and pressure governments to act decisively.

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Our movement has stood up for people caught up in horrific wars time and time again. But serious as the threat to Ukraine’s people is, this is about more than one country. It is about defending truth, democracy and freedom, standing up to naked aggression and warmongering, and securing the peace the world desperately needs.
With hope and fierce determination,
Bert, Daniel, Luis, Nax, Mo, Martyna, Piotr, Wissam and the rest of Avaaz team

More information:
Ukraine conflict: Russian forces attack from three sides ([link removed])(BBC) Ukraine says 40 people killed so far in first hours of Russian invasion ([link removed])(Independent) Russia-Ukraine live updates: Curfew in Kyiv; battle at Chernobyl ([link removed])(Aljazeera) Russia may be about to invade Ukraine. Russians don’t want it to ([link removed])
(Waschington Post)The list of global sanctions on Russia for the war in Ukraine ([link removed])(CNN)

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