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![People line up to withdraw U.S. dollars at a Tinkoff ATM in a supermarket on Tverskaya street in Moscow, Russia, on March 3, 2022. The invasion of Ukraine by the Russian military has sent the Russian ruble plummeting, leading uneasy people to line up at banks and ATMs to withdraw U.S. dollars as they worry that their saving would devalue even more in the near future.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-1238911417-400x300.jpg)
Sanctions May Sound “Nonviolent,” But They Quietly Hurt the Most Vulnerable
Economic sanctions are a weapon of war, not an alternative to war.
![A Ukrainian Military Forces serviceman stands in front of tanks of the 92nd separate mechanized brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces, parked in their base near Klugino-Bashkirivka village, in the Kharkiv region on January 31, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0302-ukraine-tanks-400x300.jpg)
Arms Industry Sees Ukraine Conflict as an Opportunity, Not a Crisis
As a self-selecting elite propounds NATO expansion, military buildup and imperialism, we must embrace peace.
![Reckless Militarization Led to This War. All Sides Must Recommit to Peace](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/SEG1-latam-protest-400x300.jpg)
Ukrainian Activist Condemns Russia’s Violence and Ukraine’s Ban on Men Fleeing
A Ukrainian peace activist urges diplomacy, an end to the Russian invasion and the dissolution of NATO.
![Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds a press conference on Russia's military operation in Ukraine, on February 25, 2022, in Kyiv.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/GettyImages-1238744768-400x300.jpg)
Ukraine Agrees to Meet for Negotiations With Russia at Belarus Border
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed to hold discussions with Moscow “without preconditions.”
![Police officers detain a man holding a placard reading "No war" during a protest at Pushkinskaya Square on February 24, 2022, in Moscow, Russia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/GettyImages-1238733329-400x300.jpg)
Hundreds of Antiwar Protesters Have Been Arrested Across Russia
Russian police also have detained journalists covering the demonstrations against the invasion of Ukraine.
![Ukraine Country Has Become a Battlefield for Major Powers. End the War Now](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/SEG2-Kyiv-building-damange-2-400x300.jpg)
Ukrainian Peace Activist: My Country Has Become a Battlefield for Major Powers
The activist, Nina Potarska, is pushing back against war and against NATO membership for Ukraine.
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EU and UN Are Also Responsible for Failure to Prevent War in Ukraine
The only hope for a peaceful resolution is for NATO to declare Ukraine will not become a member, says Yanis Varoufakis.
![NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hold a news conference at NATO headquarters, after their meeting on Russia's military intervention in Ukraine, on February 24, 2022, in Brussels, Belgium.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/GettyImages-1238725175-400x300.jpg)
The Push to Expand NATO Could Cost Countless Lives. It’s Time to Stop It.
NATO leaves little room for diplomacy. It helped up the ante in Ukraine.
![U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meets with Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak, at the Palace on the Isle in Łazienki Park in Warsaw, Poland, on February 18, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/2022_0223-poland-defense-400x300.jpg)
US Stokes Tensions With Russia by Building Military Base 100 Miles From Border
When the base is operational, Russia will be surrounded by NATO missiles in Poland, Romania and the Baltics.
![Ukrainian Pacifist’s Message to the World: U.S., NATO & Russia Share Responsibility to Avoid War](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/DN-SEG3-ukrainians-will-resist-400x300.jpg)
Ukrainian Pacifists Say US, NATO and Russia Share Responsibility to Avoid War
There is no military solution to the crisis, says Yurii Sheliazhenko of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement.