Never equate an entire people with their government.

Tens of thousands of Russians have taken to the streets in scores of Russian cities, in frigid temperatures and against brutal crackdowns, to oppose Putin’s invasion and war against Ukraine.

The task of people of conscience is to link arms with them in solidarity and in opposition to ALL war everywhere, whether that be in Ukraine, the Middle-East, Africa or anywhere else.

Photograph is of an antiwar demonstration in St. Petersburg, Russia, by Anton Vaganov of Reuters.

Kenn Orphan, February 2022