War in Ukraine – Page 2 – Michael von der Schulenburg (MEP)

Arsonists, sleepwalkers and the ignorant: How NATO provoked the road to the war in Ukraine and then did nothing to prevent it

By Leo Ensel 5. December 2023

By guest author Leo Ensel. Exactly two years ago, Russia formulated its security interests in separate letters to NATO’s Secretary General Stoltenberg and to US President Biden in no uncertain…

What kind of world do we want to live in?

By Michael von der Schulenburg 5. December 2023

This article is based on a speech given at the "Never again war - lay down your arms" rally in front of the Brandenburg Gate on November 25, 2023 Today,…

How The Chance Was Lost For A Peace Settlement Of The Ukraine War

By Michael von der Schulenburg 14. November 2023

The disastrous derailment of early peace efforts to end the war in Ukraine This is a detailed reconstruction of the Ukrainian-Russian peace negotiations in March 2022 and the associated mediation…

A groundbreaking German peace proposal for Ukraine that could save us all from an all-out war

By Michael von der Schulenburg 22. September 2023

At the end of August this year, four highly respected German personalities[1] presented a peace proposal for ending the war in Ukraine through a ceasefire and subsequent peace negotiations: (https://zeitgeschehen-im-fokus.ch/en/newspaper-ausgabe-en/article-translated-in-english.html#article_1565) …

Will the Ukraine war be the undoing for the European Union?

By Michael von der Schulenburg 6. July 2023

With the ending of the division of Europe, we will strive for a new quality in our security relations while fully respecting each other's freedom of choice in that respect.…

The war in Ukraine and our obligation to seek peace

By Michael von der Schulenburg 22. February 2023

The war in Ukraine is now entering its second year without any attempt being made to find a peaceful solution. Instead of initiating peace talks, the warring parties have become…

What are the chances for peace in Ukraine?

By Michael von der Schulenburg 8. January 2023

Whether there will be a chance for peace in Ukraine depends, above all, on the United States! For the USA, this war is about its geostrategic goals and only geostrategic…

In Ukraine, the aim must be winning peace and not the war

By Michael von der Schulenburg 11. October 2022

In today’s world that is packed with weapons of mass destruction, hypersonic delivery systems, cyber warfare, space warfare and artificial intelligence capabilities, next to other awful things, any strategy that…

Reaching a Just and Lasting Peace in Ukraine

By Michael von der Schulenburg 7. October 2022

Jesus taught the world that peacemakers are blessed, for they are the children of God. As war rages in Ukraine, the world needs peacemakers to help the warring sides to…

Open letter from former UN Assistant Secretary-General on the war in Ukraine

By Michael von der Schulenburg 1. June 2022

Dear friends, dialog partners and former colleagues, I would like to share with you my most recent article in which I argue that Europe, for its own interest, must push…