SSA Statement on Invasion of Ukraine

The Slovak Studies Association, which unites scholars specializing in Slovak affairs in North America and throughout the world, unequivocally condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  Despite the spurious claims of the Kremlin about the Ukraine, the country’s government and members of its parliament are responsible elected representatives of the Ukrainian, Russian, Rusyn, Romanian, and other ethnic groups of the country.  Russia has waged an unprovoked war on a peaceful country that has advanced in building its democratic institutions.  The board of the Slovak Studies Association calls on Russia to withdraw its forces from Ukraine and to restore its borders.  Especially…