The line separating good and evil does not pass between the people on either side of the Russian-Ukrainian border, or between peoples in the east and west of Europe. It lies  between those who long for dialogue and friendship and those who choose violence to achieve their goals.

On behalf of the ESHET executive committee,
 
André Lapidus, past ESHET president
Richard van den Berg, current ESHET president
Vladimir Avtonomov, next ESHET president