Jena and Erlangen Peace Appeal
"We don't want war, we want lasting peace!"
The recent developments in the conflict between Russia on the one hand and Ukraine, the member states of NATO and the European Union, respectively, on the other hand, fill us with deep and growing concern about war in Europe.
Carried by the conviction that military steps of the Putin administration run counter to the desire of the people of Russia, Ukraine and Europe for peace, we demand respect for the inviolability of the borders of the sovereign Republic of Ukraine, the Minsk Agreement and the return of the parties to the conflict to the negotiating table.
We strictly reject the use of weapons - from any side.
We will not believe any pretext for further military intervention.
We demand an immediate halt to attacks on Ukraine and the withdrawal of all Russian troops from its territory.
In order to achieve sustainable peace, there must be a fair balance of the interests of all those involved in or directly affected by the conflict. This includes in particular the legitimate security interests of Ukraine, Russia and their neighboring states.
We call on all sides to take these security interests into account by refraining from stationing weapons in relevant areas and by reaching substantial disarmament agreements. Settling this at the negotiating table is the task and duty of Russia and NATO.
We support the proposal of Thuringian Prime Minister Bodo Ramelow to convene a major European security conference to find solutions to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
We want Russia and the European Union to work together as true partners in the future for the good of Europe and the world.
We will promote friendly encounters between people from Russia, Ukraine and Germany - among other things by expanding and supporting regional and municipal partnerships.
In the spirit of international understanding, we are committed to ensuring that a rejection of Vladimir Putin's power politics and expansionist policies is not accompanied by a blanket condemnation of the Russian people.
Dr. Karin Kaszuba
Dr. Albrecht Schröter
Torsten Wolf
Jena and Erlangen, on 24/25.02.2022
First signatory
Dr. Albrecht Schröter, former Lord Mayor of Jena
Dr. Thomas Nitzsche, Lord Mayor of Jena
Dr. Peter Röhlinger, Lord Mayor of Jena (ret.)
Dr. Florian Janik, Lord Mayor of Erlangen
Dr. Dietmar Hahlweg, Lord Mayor of Erlangen (ret.)
Dr. Siegfried Balleis, Lord Mayor of Erlangen (ret.)
Dr. Karin Kaschuba, Member of the Thuringian Parliament (ret.)
Torsten Wolf, Member of the Thuringian State Parliament
Bodo Ramelow, Member of the Thuringian State Parliament
Prof. Dr. Mario Voigt, Chairman of the Parliamentary Group in the Thuringian State Parliament
Astrid Rothe-Beinlich, Parliamentary Group Leader in the Thuringian State Parliament
Christian Zwanziger, Member of the Bavarian State Parliament
Holger Becker, Member of the Bundestag
Ralph Lenkert, Member of the Bundestag
Katharina König-Preuss, Member of the Thuringian State Parliament
Lothar König
Peter Steger, Office for International Affairs of the City of Erlangen
Katja Wolf, Lord Mayor of Eisenach
Dorothea Storch, Mayor of Dornburg-Camburg
Frank Schenker, Mayor (ret.)
Benjamin Koppe, Head of Department
Tobias Wolfrum, Jena municipal utility company
Claudia Budich, Jena public utility company
Jonas Zipf, Plant Manager
Karl-Herrmann Kliewe, Works Manager
Sabine Wosche, LEG Thuringia
Diethard Kamm, retired regional bishop
Friederike Spengler, Regional Bishop
Sebastian Neuß, Superintendent
Dr. Gudrun Lukin, Member of the Thuringian State Parliament
Dr. Margret Franz, City Councilor
Reinhard Wöckel, City Councilor
Dr. Jörg Vogel, City Councilor
Prof. Dr. Klaus Dörre
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Frindte
Prof. Dr. Rolf Kalff
Prof. Dr. Klaus Höffken
Frank Jauch, former head of department
Prof. Dr. Timo Mappes
Rolf Ferdinand Schmalbrock
Luise Zimmermann
Dr. Joachim Hoffmann
Eckart Hesse
Christoph Ellinghaus, IG Metall
Michael Ebenau, IG Metall
Gerlinde Sommer, Weimar
Annedore Kübel
Sandra Hillesheim
Dr. Reinhard Bartsch
Dr. Eva Bartsch
Frank Albrecht
Dr. Ralf Hedwig
Prof. Dr. Johanna Hübscher
Matthias Stein
Linde Dauel
Wolfgang Dauel
Katrin Schwarz, former department head
Prof. Dr. Timo Meynhardt
Barbara Glasser
Matthias Bettenhäuser
Dr. Dietmar Ebert, former city councilor
Doris Weilandt
Klaus Rasche
Birgit Liebold
Matthias Dornieden
Rosa Donata Milton & Dr. Nicholas Milton AM
Michael Jahn
Constance Mann
Kristian Philler
Thomas Hanke
Martin Pfeiffer
Michael Dorsch
Peter Winckler
Martina Flämmich-Winckler, City Councilor
Inken Franke
Ilga Herzog
Martin Herzog
Philipp Gliesing, City Councilor
Norbert Comouth, former city councilor
Kerstin Preuß
Norbert Preuß
Dieter Elsner
Uschi Mlynski
Carl Krumbholz, Chairman of the VG Dornburg-Camburg
Dr. Martin Straub
Alexander Suchlich
Gabriele Suchlich
Dörthe Thiele
Edeltraud Suppe
Claus Suppe
Bastian Stein, City Councilor
Dr. Rudolf Wolter
Ines Zaremba
Thomas Zaremba
Grit Petzold-Gühne
Volker Gühne
Astrid Horbank
Bernhard Kühn
Dr. Ruth Fuchs, MdB (retired)
Dr. Angelika Baar
Herbert Baar
Ines Morgenstern
Christian Engelhardt
Prof. Dr. Harald Sommer
Marcus Bazant, Member of the Erlangen City Council
Prof. Dr. Siegfried Balleis, former mayor of Erlangen
Dr. Philipp Dees, Member of the Erlangen City Council
Christian Eichenmüller, Member of the Erlangen City Council
Munib Agha, Member of the Erlangen City Council
Dr. Dietmar Hahlweg, former mayor of the city of Erlangen
Kerstin Heuer, member of the Erlangen city council
Alexandra Hiersemann in her function as member of the Bavarian State Parliament
Peter Huschke, Evangelical Lutheran Dean
Lars Kittel, member of the Erlangen city council
Eva Linhart, member of the Erlangen city council
Dr. Birgit Marenbach, Member of the Erlangen City Council
Prof. Dr. Gunther Moll, Member of the Erlangen City Council
Dr. Michael Pflaum, Catholic Dean, Erlangen
Barbara Pfister, Member of the Erlangen City Council
Sandra Radue, Member of the Erlangen City Council
Prof. Dr. Holger Schulze, Member of the Erlangen City Council
Martina Stamm-Fibich, Member of the Bundestag
Marc Urban, Member of the Erlangen City Council
Jörg Volleth, Mayor of the City of Erlangen
Anette Wirth-Hücking, Member of the Erlangen City Council