List of signees of the 2022 open letter from Nobel laureates in support of Ukraine
Protest against the Russian invasion
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The following is a a list of the Nobel Prize laureates who signed an open letter in 2022 in support of Ukraine, following the start of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Overview
On 24 February 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting the current phase of the war, the largest conflict in Europe since World War II. By April 2022, the invasion's initial goal of a rapid Russian victory via decapitation had failed, with Ukraine pushing back the northern arm of the invasion and preventing the capture of Kyiv. Following this, the war transitioned to more conventional fighting in the south and east of Ukraine.[1]
On 1 March 2022, an open letter from a group of Nobel Prize laureates was published in support of Ukraine.[2] More than 200 Nobel laureates signed the letter, was published simultaneously in English, Russian and Ukrainian.[3]
The signees expressed their support for the independence of the Ukrainian people and the freedom of the Ukrainian state, in the face of the invasion. The letter was published online on 2 March, after being circulated to Nobel laureates the previous day. It included a call for the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine, and criticism of the unjustified atrocities of the invasion. The latter stated that the invasion violated the Charter of the United Nations.[4] The letter also includes the view that it distinguishes between the actions and views of President of Russia Vladimir Putin, who ordered the invasion, and the Russian general public; the letter states that it does not believe that the Russian people are involved in, or responsible for, the invasion.[5] Individual statements from former U.S. presidents Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama, and from the 14th Dalai Lama were included on the website with the letter.[6]
The letter was drafted by Nobel laureate Roald Hoffmann,[note 1] who sent his draft to fellow laureate Richard J. Roberts. Using Roberts' website nlcampaigns.org, where issues of concern to laureates can be publicized, the letter was shared, and the signatures were obtained.[2]
List of signatories
This is a list of signatories to the open letter, as of 1 April 2022.[3][9]
