A friend and correspondent of ours found this statement in a Telegram channel (this one: https://t.me/s/matrioskainfo?before=3540). We believe it should be publicized, and deserves a few words. But clear ones.
The support of various anarchist groups (in Germany, Eastern Europe and elsewhere as well) for a non-existent “Ukrainian resistance”-which is actually the armed force of a state-had already embittered and distressed us. But that now “the various anarchist groups in Germany” (on whose behalf do these people speak? ) are calling speeches at the demonstrations of Ukrainian nationalists and NATO ventriloquists, moreover, issuing the relevant communiqué at the “international” level; that they explicitly speak out against “the cease-fire” [sic], equating its demand with “cooperation with the Putin regime” [sic]; and that all this is happening at the very time when NATO states (i.e., our own) are shamelessly pushing for direct confrontation with Russia, all this becomes a real enlistment. If we then consider that, during the period-Covid, part of the “antagonist movement” in Germany went so far as to demand the obnoxious green pass at the entrance to many self-managed spaces; that, during that same period and in the same circles, anyone who did not vaccinate was branded a fascist; that those who solidarize with the Palestinians against the Israeli genocide have a hard time saying it – and, if they do say it, are attacked by self-styled “comrades” as “anti-Semites”… if we think about all this, a question arises: what the hell kind of antagonism is it that on decisive issues sides with “one’s” state and “one’s” ruling class? And if there are comrades there who-we are sure-do not share these statist and militarist drifts, are they saying so openly? If so, we would gladly publish their positions.
The times into which we are plunging no longer permit reticence. Against war, against peace, for social revolution.
International communiqué from German anarchist groups
Anarchist bloc at February 24 demonstration in Berlin
On Feb. 24 at 12 noon in Berlin, the Anarchist Bloc will join a demonstration to mark the second anniversary of the large-scale invasion of Ukraine. 12 noon, Unter den Linden (U-Bahn station).
“We, the various anarchist groups in Germany, invite you to join the February 24 demonstration in Berlin, on the anniversary of the beginning of Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, to express solidarity with the Ukrainian people who are fighting for their lives and for freedom from imperial domination and terror.
On this day, we want to call on the international community to actively protest politicians in their countries who are calling for a ceasefire and negotiations with the Putin regime. A ceasefire at this stage will only give Russia some rest and a foothold in the occupied territories so that it can strike back at Ukraine and other countries with full force. The object of the “peace” negotiations at this stage is the lives of the people in the Russian-occupied territories, people who are suffering from unprecedented repression and terror. The negotiations are preparing the ground for a new war.
We say NO to any cooperation with the Putin regime. We express solidarity not only with the anarchists/anti-authoritarians fighting on the front lines or engaged in humanitarian works, but also with the entire Ukrainian society that has been resisting and fighting the consequences of Russian aggression for two years.”
A photograph disseminated by the Resistance Committee.
Source: La Nemesi