On June 29, a group of German writers, scientists and philosophers published an open letter in the Die Zeit newspaper calling on Western countries to stop military support for Ukraine.. Meduza reports this on its Telegram channel..

The authors of the letter urge to create conditions for negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow. Appeal signed by about 20 people.

“Ukraine’s victory with the liberation of all occupied territories, including Crimea, Donetsk and Lugansk regions, is considered unrealistic by military experts, since Russia has military superiority and is capable of further escalation,” they write.

The authors of the letter assure that attempts to lead Ukraine to victory over the aggressor will lead to even greater casualties, escalation up to the use of nuclear weapons..

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They urged the West to do everything for the parties to the conflict to start negotiations.

At the same time, they noted that it should not be peace on Putin's terms, and also condemned Russia's actions, including its war crimes..

In response, Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk called the authors of the letter “defeatists” and “a bunch of pseudo-intellectual losers”.

“All of you should finally go to hell with your defeatist ‘advice’. Good luck,” he tweeted..

Recall that in the final document of the NATO summit held in Madrid, Moscow is accused of trying to "