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Target: President of the United States, US Congress, US State Department, European Union leadership
Goal: We call on the US government and international community to immediately reject any policy that forces Ukraine to surrender its territory, restore robust sanctions on Russia, and provide meaningful security guarantees to Ukraine without undermining its sov
The Alaska summit marked an unprecedented capitulation of American leadership to Russian aggression. President Trump not only abandoned promises of economic penalties and a ceasefire, but actively pressured Ukraine to give up its eastern fortress belt—territory Russia has failed to capture militarily since 2014. This sets a dangerous precedent: no country has been forced to surrender its own land to an aggressor since World War II.
Meanwhile, Trump’s decision to lift secondary sanctions on Russian oil is a daily gift of $205 million to Putin’s war machine, undermining efforts to end the invasion and emboldening authoritarian regimes worldwide. The optics and substance of the summit—American soldiers bowing before Putin, US protocol upended, and Russia dictating terms—signal a troubling shift in global power and a betrayal of democratic values.
Ukraine now faces an impossible choice: accept terms that violate its constitution and sovereignty, or risk losing essential American support. We must not allow the forced partition of Ukraine or the normalization of Russian aggression. The US and its allies must stand firm for Ukrainian self-determination, restore meaningful sanctions, and provide credible, long-term security guarantees that do not come at the cost of Ukraine’s independence.