2026-02-27
Dear Jerry,
Four years ago, on 24 February 2022, Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. For Ukrainians, this week marks the start of a fifth year of war - of loss, displacement and destruction that words can barely describe.
It was also a turning point for the whole world. The fragile sense of stability between Russia and the rest of Europe and the US has collapsed. Nuclear risks that many assumed belonged to the past are now part of daily politics again. We cannot allow this to continue. Will you share this short video on your social media to encourage people to join our call?
Leaders talk about more nukes - people don't
Instead of treating nuclear weapons as an unacceptable risk, some European leaders are now openly debating getting more nuclear weapons or relying more heavily on them - as if that were normal. But opinion polls across Europe show something very different: Most people do not want nuclear weapons and support steps towards disarmament and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
There is a growing gap between what people want; real security based on cooperation and law - and what some leaders are proposing; more nuclear weapons.
Any peace plan for Ukraine must also be a peace plan for nuclear disarmament.
If we simply freeze the front line and leave nuclear threats untouched, we are accepting that this can happen again - in Ukraine, or somewhere else. That's why we're calling for a settlement that not only ends the fighting, but also rolls back nuclear risks and strengthens the norm against nuclear weapons. We must not allow this war to become the blueprint for future nuclear blackmail.
Thank you for your help in getting the word out,
Erlend Haugen,
Digital Communications Coordinator
ICAN is the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
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