What’s at stake: The future of Europe lies in the future of Ukraine

The signatories argue that Russia has escalated its conflict in Ukraine through the deployment of regular troops and heavy military equipment, specifically targeting industrial hubs like Mariupol to create a land bridge to Crimea. They contend that the Russian leadership seeks to destabilize Ukraine to prevent it from becoming a successful, democratically reformed state. The authors urge the EU to impose new sanctions, provide humanitarian aid, secure energy supplies, and offer financial assistance to prevent economic collapse, while calling for the suspension of visa requirements for Ukrainian citizens as a sign of solidarity.

• Russian military activity in Ukraine has escalated from a proxy war to open intervention, with regular army units operating in southern Ukraine and targeting Mariupol to potentially establish a land bridge to Crimea.
• The Russian leadership aims to destabilize eastern Ukraine through a "frozen conflict" to prevent the emergence of a democratically reformed and economically successful Ukrainian state, which is viewed as a threat to the Russian ruling elite.
• The signatories recommend that the EU and European governments implement a comprehensive support package for Ukraine, including new sanctions to change the cost-benefit analysis for Russian elites, humanitarian aid, energy security measures, and financial assistance.
• The authors propose that the EU signal solidarity by keeping the doors to the union open and specifically suspending visa requirements for Ukrainian citizens.

APA

Andruchowytsch, J., Beck, M., Bienert, O., Biermann, P., Biermann, W., Böhnke, O., Birthler, M., Brantner, F., von Cramon, V., Franck, P., Fücks, R., Harms, R., Koenen, G., Medvedev, S., Meckel, M., Melle, S., Polenz, R., Reich, E., Reich, J., ... Weißhuhn, R. (2014). What’s at stake: The future of Europe lies in the future of Ukraine. Green European Journal. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/letter-whats-at-stake-the-future-of-europe-lies-in-the-future-of-ukraine/

Chicago

Andruchowytsch, Jurij, Marieluise Beck, Oleksandra Bienert, Pamela Biermann, Wolf Biermann, Olaf Böhnke, Marianne Birthler, et al. What’s at stake: The future of Europe lies in the future of Ukraine. Green European Journal, 2014. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/letter-whats-at-stake-the-future-of-europe-lies-in-the-future-of-ukraine/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{andruchowytsch2014whats, author = {Andruchowytsch, Jurij and Beck, Marieluise and Bienert, Oleksandra and Biermann, Pamela and Biermann, Wolf and Böhnke, Olaf and Birthler, Marianne and Brantner, Franziska and von Cramon, Viola and Franck, Peter and Fücks, Ralf and Harms, Rebecca and Koenen, Gerd and Medvedev, Sergey and Meckel, Markus and Melle, Stefan and Polenz, Ruprecht and Reich, Eva and Reich, Jens and Sarrazin, Manuel and Schiffer, Stefanie and Schlögel, Karl and Schreiber, Ulrich and Schulz, Werner and Sparr, Thomas and Tempel, Sylke and Trüpel, Helga and Weißhuhn, Reinhard}, title = {{What’s at stake: The future of Europe lies in the future of Ukraine}}, publisher = {Green European Journal}, year = {2014}, month = sep, url = {https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/letter-whats-at-stake-the-future-of-europe-lies-in-the-future-of-ukraine/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }