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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=ZH-CN link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:6.0pt;mso-para-margin-left:.5gd;line-height:19.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:等线;color:black'>Dear Joseph and friends,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-margin-top-alt:.5gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:.5gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm;text-indent:18.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:等线;color:black'>I firmly support the position of Russian scientists.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:18.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-family:等线;color:black'>“<span lang=EN-US>We, the undersigned Russian scientists and science journalists, declare our strong opposition to the Russian hostilities launched against the Ukrainian people. These hostilities are incurring huge human losses and undermines the foundations of the established system of international security. The responsibility for unleashing a new war in Europe lies entirely with Russia.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:18.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-family:等线;color:black'>“<span lang=EN-US>There is no rational justification for this war. Obviously, Ukraine poses no threat to the security of Russia. The attempts to use the situation in Donbass as a pretext for launching a military operation are totally contrived. The war against Ukraine is unjust and frankly nonsense.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:18.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:等线;color:black'>…………<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;mso-para-margin-top:.5gd;text-indent:18.0pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:等线;color:black'>God bless the Ukrainian people!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:6.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt:.5gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:0cm;mso-para-margin-left:.5gd;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:19.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:等线;color:black'>Xueshan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:6.0pt;mso-para-margin-top:.5gd;text-indent:5.25pt'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:等线;color:black'><a href="https://trv-science.ru/en/2022/02/we-are-against-war-en/">https://trv-science.ru/en/2022/02/we-are-against-war-en/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:等线;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> fis-bounces@listas.unizar.es <fis-bounces@listas.unizar.es> <b>On Behalf Of </b>joe.brenner@bluewin.ch<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 1, 2022 3:52 AM<br><b>To:</b> Mark Burgin <mburgin@math.ucla.edu>; "fis" <fis@listas.unizar.es>; marcin schroeder <mjs@aiu.ac.jp><br><b>Subject:</b> [Fis] The Sports, Music and Information Worlds<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Dear Mark, Dear Marcin, Dear Friends and Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Today Switzerland gave up its otherwise precious neutrality, and two major sports organizations, FIFA and the International Olympic Committee, excluded Russian members and athletes. The Russian Director and Conductor of the prestigious Verbier Music Festival in Switzerland was fired.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Many of us have positions in and relations to Russian scientific bodies and publications as authors, editors, reviewers and publishers. The question is whether individually or collectively, these relations should be terminated. The argument can be made that this would tend to be a hardship for and isolate our friends in Russia even further. For me, the counterargument is that any pressure that makes the Russian regime less viable internationally and, temporarily, isolated should be exerted.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:13.5pt'>We are fortunate in having Mark Burgin and Marcin Schroeder at the head of our initiatives. Before making any moves, given their direct knowledge of that part of the world, I ask them for their guidance.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:13.5pt'>Thank you and best wishes to all,</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:13.5pt'>Joseph </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>