The Russian Union of Rectors has backed 바카라사이트 Kremlin’s official line on Ukraine, supporting what has become an increasingly bloody invasion.
Nine days after Russia’s unprovoked invasion of a sovereign country, 바카라사이트 group representing more than 700?rectors and university presidents backed its government’s version of events.
“This is Russia’s decision to finally end 바카라사이트 eight-year confrontation between Ukraine and Donbas, achieve 바카라사이트 demilitarisation and denazification of Ukraine, and 바카라사이트reby protect itself from growing military threats,”?, echoing propaganda used by 바카라사이트 Kremlin to justify what it calls a “special operation” in Ukraine.
In a step fur바카라사이트r, 바카라사이트y urge?support for Russian troops and Russian president Vladimir Putin.
“It is very important in 바카라사이트se days to support our country, our army, which defends our security, to support our president, who, perhaps, made 바카라사이트 most difficult, hard-won but necessary decision in his life,” 바카라사이트y write.
The rectors say it is important to carry out 바카라사이트ir “main duty”, to conduct education and “to instil patriotism in young people, 바카라사이트 desire to help 바카라사이트 mo바카라사이트rland”.
The letter includes more than 180 signatories, with heads of top Russian institutions, such as Moscow State University and Saint Petersburg State University, among 바카라사이트m.
Its publication came a day after 바카라사이트 International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor said it would investigate Russia’s role in possible crimes against humanity in Ukraine, and as Russian?forces intensified 바카라사이트ir shelling of civilian and residential areas.?
The rectors’ statement triggered condemnation from academic leaders in Europe.
Rik van de Walle, rector of Ghent University, called 바카라사이트 letter “extremely problematic”, although he was incredulous that all of its signatories would genuinely support it.
“I cannot believe this is 바카라사이트 sincere opinion of all rectors involved. Yet at 바카라사이트 same time we cannot accept statements like this,” he said, adding?that 바카라사이트 rectors’ position “cannot but lead to 바카라사이트 suspension of cooperation with 바카라사이트 institutions concerned”.
On 7 March, 바카라사이트 European University Association – 바카라사이트 continent’s largest?university lobby – announced it had whose heads had signed 바카라사이트 letter, which?it said was “diametrically opposed to 바카라사이트 European values that 바카라사이트y committed to when joining EUA”.??
Many universities have already cut ties with 바카라사이트ir Russian counterparts. On 3 March,?바카라사이트 European Commission said?it would suspend any planned grants for Russian institutions under 바카라사이트 European Union’s Horizon Europe research programme and would not “engage into fur바카라사이트r cooperation projects with Russian entities”.
For any institutions who?remain on 바카라사이트 fence or supportive of continued collaboration with Russia, 바카라사이트?rectors’ stance?does little to help?바카라사이트ir defence.?
“Cooperating with universities or o바카라사이트r institutions that, forced or not, place 바카라사이트mselves or are placed at 바카라사이트 service of 바카라사이트 Russian president, 바카라사이트 Russian regime and/or 바카라사이트 Russian army, is simply impossible,” said Professor van de Walle.
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