{"id":103065,"date":"2024-06-22T22:01:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-23T02:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schillerinstitute.com\/?p=103065"},"modified":"2024-06-23T12:57:15","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T16:57:15","slug":"international-peace-coalition-meeting-june-21-is-putins-peace-proposal-the-last-chance-for-humanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schillerinstitute.com\/it\/blog\/2024\/06\/22\/international-peace-coalition-meeting-june-21-is-putins-peace-proposal-the-last-chance-for-humanity\/","title":{"rendered":"International Peace Coalition Meeting June 21: Is Putin\u2019s Peace Proposal the Last Chance for Humanity?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Is Putin\u2019s Peace Proposal the Last Chance for Humanity? \u2014 International Peace Coalition Meeting\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kOh1Ul34jGA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>by Kevin Gribbroek<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf we would come out of this discussion with a clarion call to spread the news about the Putin peace proposal\u2014because it\u2019s not discussed in the media\u2014if we would come out with some endorsement of this proposal, I think we would take a giant step forward.\u201d<em>\u2014Helga Zepp-LaRouche<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 55th consecutive meeting of the International Peace Coalition (IPC) was convened today with a major focus on the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.kremlin.ru\/events\/president\/news\/74285\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">June 14 proposal<\/a> that Russian President Vladimir Putin presented before Foreign Ministry senior staff, for a new Eurasian security architecture as the foundation for global peace. His proposal is not exclusive in any way\u2014NATO members are welcome to join\u2014and is based on China\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/ir.china-embassy.gov.cn\/eng\/dtxw\/201407\/t20140702_1894012.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Five Principles of Peaceful Co-Existence<\/a>. Given the deafening silence of the mainstream media regarding the true content of the proposal, which to date has been scoffed at by Western \u201cleaders,\u201d the intention of the IPC meeting was to serve as a platform to launch a worldwide campaign to bring awareness to the international community that this proposal may be the last chance to derail World War III.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Helga Zepp-LaRouche, founder of the Schiller Institute and initiator of the IPC, opened the meeting with her observation that a growing number of people have a terrible feeling that the \u201cwar machine is coming closer and closer, and that the situation is escalating by the day.\u201d People such as Serbian President Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 have warned that war may break out within 3 to 5 months. Zepp-LaRouche expressed her belief that this is one of the most dangerous periods in history, and in that context presented an elaboration of Putin\u2019s proposal. She cited a statement by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mid.ru\/en\/foreign_policy\/international_safety\/1958166\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russia\u2019s Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Geneva Gennady Gatilov<\/a>, who said that the Euro-Atlantic security system has completely failed, and that Putin\u2019s June 14 proposal is the foundation for a new global security architecture in the era of multipolarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zepp-LaRouche continued by pointing out the fact that there is a remarkable \u201caffinity\u201d between what President Putin is proposing, and what she herself and the Schiller Institute have been fighting for since the outbreak of the special military operation: namely her <a href=\"\/?p=93184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ten Principles of a New International Security and Development Architecture<\/a>. Commenting on a recent statement by Russian economist Sergey Glazyev, in which he says that \u201cthe cause of the military escalation is the bankruptcy of the Western financial system, which will sooner or later erupt in a full-scale social and economic catastrophe if the United States insists to keep the system up at all costs,\u201d she noted that this is exactly what American physical economist Lyndon LaRouche had been forecasting since 1971: that Nixon\u2019s abandonment of the fixed exchange rate system would lead to a new depression, a new fascism and the danger of world war. Were war to break out with Russia, Europe would have no way to survive, and therefore the population must be mobilized to stand against this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An appeal to support Putin\u2019s peace initiative, drafted by the East German Board of Trustees of Associations (Ostdeutsches Kuratorium von Verb\u00e4nden, or OKV), was read to the meeting participants by IPC co-moderator Anastasia Battle. Helga Zepp-LaRouche voiced her full support for this initiative and at the conclusion of today\u2019s meeting, the participants in the meeting overwhelmingly supported the OKV appeal. The IPC will shortly be releasing a full statement of support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joachim Bonatz, Vice President of the OKV, followed by expressing his conviction that only Russia and the NATO block can stop the conflict, and that is why the OKV is supporting Putin\u2019s proposal. President Putin has warned that if the West continues its objective of a strategic defeat of Russia, Russia may be forced to change its no-first-use nuclear doctrine. Thus, a unified approach is necessary to build support for the Putin initiative to prevent an escalation of the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ray McGovern, a former CIA analyst and co-founder of the Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS), began his remarks by stating that Putin, in his speech of June 14, \u201ctook off the rhetorical gloves\u201d: \u201cWe have come dangerously close to the point of no return. Calls to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia \u2026 despite the fact that Russia possesses the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons may demonstrate the extreme recklessness of Western politicians,\u201d said Putin. McGovern\u2019s assessment is that the intention of Russia\u2019s recently signed mutual defense pact with North Korea is deterrence: If the Biden administration, in a last ditch gambit, tries to escalate the war before the U.S. Presidential election\u2014perhaps with the use of low-yield nuclear weapons\u2014Russia can respond not only in the West, but in the East as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Donald Ramotar, former President of Guyana (2011-2015), stated his belief that the loss of international influence by the West is driving its actions, including the seizing of Russia\u2019s assets, and that this is causing a growing number of nations to \u201cmigrate\u201d towards the BRICS. These nations want to have greater freedom to deal with their own affairs without fear of sanctions. He voiced his full support for Putin\u2019s proposal, characterizing it as the only sensible proposal at this time that has the potential to prevent a third world war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colonel Alain Corvez (ret.), former advisor to the French Ministry of the Interior, in agreement with prior speakers, stressed the importance of the Putin proposal, and the potential it has to open the door for negotiations. The problem is that the leaders of the West, particularly the United States, are \u201cnihilists\u201d who want to preserve their hegemony. This is the root of both the conflict in Gaza and in Ukraine. Because the leaders are irrational and corrupt, therefore it is up to the people to act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jacques Cheminade, President of the Solidarit\u00e9 et Progr\u00e8s political party in France, began by commenting on the recent EU Parliament elections, characterizing the outcome as a \u201cwave of discontent against Macron.\u201d French President Macron is finished, but the question is, what\u2019s next? The problem is that all the other parties are for war. That is why Cheminade has decided to run as a candidate in the upcoming French legislative elections\u2014his campaign fully endorsed by Helga Zepp-LaRouche. Cheminade stated his intention to put pressure on all other candidates in France to agree on three fundamental points: no more delivery of weapons to Ukraine; dissolution of NATO; and peace based on common development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zepp-LaRouche, in response to a question during the discussion period, warned that we are dangerously close to a \u201ctipping point\u201d: Experts such as Steven Starr and Ted Postol have stated that the time leaders have to make decisions on the launching of nuclear weapons has shortened to such an extent that \u201cwe are hanging by a thin thread.\u201d Her belief is that one of the most dangerous mythologies in the West is that \u201cPutin is bluffing.\u201d Putin has shown remarkable patience, but that does not mean that Russia does not have red lines. If people were aware of \u201chow few minutes there are between us and extinction, people would not sleep anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In her closing remarks, Zepp-LaRouche once again emphasized the importance of supporting the OKV\u2019s appeal to endorse Putin\u2019s peace initiative. She expressed her conviction that only if there is a move to the spirit of the Treaty of Westphalia, based on securing the interests of every single country on the planet, will there be a chance for peace: \u201cPutin\u2019s proposal is the greatest approximation to [the Treaty of Westphalia]\u2026. It\u2019s a suggestion to go back to diplomacy; a very serious suggestion to go back to negotiations instead of war.\u201d And that is why his proposal could be the last chance to save civilization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Kevin Gribbroek \u201cIf we would come out of this discussion with a clarion call to spread the news about the Putin peace proposal\u2014because it\u2019s not discussed in the media\u2014if we would come out with some endorsement of this proposal, I think we would take a giant step forward.\u201d\u2014Helga Zepp-LaRouche The 55th consecutive meeting of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":103066,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,798],"tags":[842],"class_list":["post-103065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-allgemein-ar","category-international-peace-coalition","tag-lang-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/schillerinstitute.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/schillerinstitute.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/schillerinstitute.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schillerinstitute.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schillerinstitute.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103065"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/schillerinstitute.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103102,"href":"https:\/\/schillerinstitute.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103065\/revisions\/103102"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schillerinstitute.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/schillerinstitute.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schillerinstitute.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schillerinstitute.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}