In another open letter, 57 intellectuals about publicist and former Green Party politician Ralph Fox called for support for Ukraine with heavy weapons. Only on Friday, 26 celebrities had warned of the move in the first open letter to Emma magazine.
Reply to an open letter against arms delivery
The second message, which was published in various media, gave rise to controversy over German arms shipments to Ukraine. The first to sign are celebrities from the media, science and politics. Among them are writers Eva Minas and Herta Müller, pianist Igor Levitt, FDP politician Sabine Luthusser Schnarenberger, PEN Center Germany president Deniz Yusel and Axel Springer president Matthias Dopfner.
The star pianist Igor Levitt is the first to sign the open letter
The letter aims to encourage Scholz to “quickly implement the Bundestag’s decision on arms deliveries to Ukraine,” because “anyone who wants a negotiated peace that does not lead to Ukraine’s submission to Russian demands must strengthen its defense capabilities and maximally weaken Russia’s war capacity.”
Delivery of arms “for Germany’s interest”
The authors argue against the signatories to Emma’s earlier letter that “rising rearmament under pressure” could be the start of a “global arms race with disastrous consequences.”
Chancellor Olaf Schultz at the Cabinet meeting in Messeberg on May 4, 2022
It is in Germany’s interest to “prevent the success of the Russian war of aggression.” The letter’s authors write that every war carries a “risk of escalation.” Putin’s use of nuclear weapons cannot be stopped through “concessions to the Kremlin”. All this encouraged Russia to “more military adventures”. The threat of nuclear escalation can only be met with credible deterrence.
Writer Katja Lang Muller now describes it as a “mistake” in signing the first letter. In a guest article in the newspaper “Süddeutsche Zeitung” I wrote: “I stand by my fear that the collapse of aggressive Russian anger might also turn against us. But the fact that I signed the letter from Emma magazine to Chancellor Schulz torments us. My conscience.” She does not want to “suppose that she knows what protects us, helps us, and prevents us from going any deeper into this war.”
Arms delivery to Ukraine is also being discussed in other European countries. The current open letter states that “determination and unity in Europe and the West” is now essential and that Germany must not go down a “special path”.
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Threatened by War: Ukraine’s UNESCO World Heritage Site
Lviv: the historical center
Located in western Ukraine, the city of Lviv was founded in the late Middle Ages and for centuries was an important center of administration, religion, and commerce. This is evidenced by the houses of worship of the various religious denominations. Baroque buildings are also distinctive – they show how Eastern European style mixed with German and Italian influences at the time.
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Threatened by War: Ukraine’s UNESCO World Heritage Site
Kyiv: Saint Sophia Cathedral and the Pechersk Lavra Cave Monastery
The 11th-century cathedral was built to rival the Hagia Sophia (in present-day Istanbul). The mosaics and frescoes are in fantastic condition. Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv had a great influence on other temple buildings. Together with the nearby monastery complex, the area helped become a center of the Orthodox religion.
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Threatened by War: Ukraine’s UNESCO World Heritage Site
Chernivtsi: Residence of the Orthodox Metropolitan of Bukovina and Dalmatia
The former seat of the Metropolitan – that is, the spiritual head of the Orthodox Church in Bukovina and Dalmatia – shows Byzantine, Gothic and Baroque influences. The building reflects the diverse religious and cultural identity of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. The complex was built from 1864 to 1882 by Czech architect Josef Hlavka.
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Threatened by War: Ukraine’s UNESCO World Heritage Site
Staro-Nekrassowka: Struve Arch
Struve arc stretches 2,821 kilometers from Ukraine to Hammerfest, Norway. Along this path, astronomer Wilhelm Struve measured the globe and elicited the exact shape of the Earth’s body – a great scientific achievement that has been honored as a world cultural heritage. This 1985 photo shows the Struve Arch monument in Norway.
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Threatened by War: Ukraine’s UNESCO World Heritage Site
Sevastopol: the ancient city of Chersonesos and Chora
The city of Khersones was founded in the 5th century BC. Founded by Doric Unix. Its ruins are located near Sevastopol in the southwest of Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed in 2014. The site includes complexes of public buildings, residential neighborhoods, ancient Christian monuments, remains of settlements from the Stone and Bronze Age. Chrome parcels are well kept.
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Threatened by War: Ukraine’s UNESCO World Heritage Site
Zakarpattia Oblast: wooden churches in the Carpathians
This World Heritage site consists of a total of 16 Tserkvas churches or churches. They are distributed in the Carpathian mountain range, which stretches through Ukraine and Poland. The wooden buildings were built between the 16th and 19th centuries by the Greek Orthodox and Catholic communities. It is an example of the wooden building traditions of the Slavic countries. Its interior design is also popular.
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Threatened by War: Ukraine’s UNESCO World Heritage Site
Zakarpattia region: ancient and primitive beech forests in the Carpathians
Also in Western Ukraine is the World Natural Heritage of beech forests and primeval beech forests. The entire UNESCO Natural Heritage covers 94 sites in 18 countries. This image shows the Uholka-Shyrokyj Luh Forest in Ukraine. Beech wood spread here after the last Ice Age 11,000 years ago and is now an important part of this natural and complex ecosystem.
Author: Christina Burak (mjs)
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