Many parts of the global society are reacting to Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine by denouncing
Russian President Putin’s decision of devastating attack and occupation of the Ukraine territory.
In his presidency, Putin used the military power to invade and control foreign territory including South
Ossetia, Crimea of Ukraine, and now parts of the north, east and south of Ukraine, which are all
challenging global security and stability.
On 28th, Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL), a South Korea-based
international NGO affiliated with the UN ECOSOC and Seoul Metropolitan Government made a
statement to advocate global cooperation for peace.
Titled “Statement by Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) Regarding Russia
and Ukraine”, it demands that Russia withdraw all military to its own territory, the international community protect and accommodate refugees, and global youth unite for an anti-war movement and peace.
“Military aggression against a sovereign state cannot be a solution to any problem, and the perils of
such war and violent conflict-hit innocent citizens the hardest, including women, the youth, and
children. … Russia must withdraw its forces back to its country … (and we) request all nations to
demonstrate their love for humanity by offering help to refugees.”
HWPL has been seeking to construct a global network for peace by building solidarity among leaders
and representatives from the field of politics, religion, youth, women and media in the world. Written
by 580,000 citizens worldwide, HWPL in 2018 sent out ” peace letters” urging the heads of states of
192 countries to demand their participation in cooperation for peace.
On February 26th, the White House announced through a statement that the European Commission,
France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States will cooperate to execute
an economic sanction to exclude Russia from the international financial system by removing selected
Russian banks from the SWIFT.
Ukrainian forces are currently resisting the Russian military with effective defence, and anti-
war protests and voices in support of Ukraine through social media become more widespread
throughout the world.
The center of Kharkiv is under fire from Russia. 2022/3/2 -Source: State Service of Ukraine for Emergencies 
Russian troops fired on a TV tower in Kyiv. – 2022/3/1 Source: Photo by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine 
A Russian rocket hit a residential building in Kyiv. 2022.2.26 (Source – Photos of eyewitnesses from social networks)
