The full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops on February 24, 2022, the violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and the subsequent grave crimes against humanity became a source of suffering and death.
Together with our students and colleagues, we strongly disagree with the position of most Russian universities' management. We share the values of the free world, the values of non-violence. We do not recognize the right of the aggressor state to dictate its will to others. We consider the Russian invasion of Ukraine wrongful and criminal. The Russian state has embarked on a path of brutal violence inside and outside the Russian Federation, and we are ready to support, to the best of our ability, those who directly or indirectly suffer from this violence and those who oppose the war.