Link to the March 2022 Michigan Libertarian
Ukraine, and the Russian invasion of it, were the focus of an emergency Libertarian Executive Committee (LEC) meeting on February 24th 2022. Earlier in the day the long-anticipated Russian invasive escalated into a full scale conventional war.
The meeting concluded with the approval of the following resolution.
Resolution Condemning Russian Invasion of Ukraine and Opposing US Involvement
Whereas the Libertarian Party of Michigan:
Does not believe in or advocate the initiation of force as a means of achieving political or social goals;
Is opposed to war in every form and the indiscriminate suffering it inflicts on combatants and civilians alike;
Is firmly committed to our central premise of non-intervention and peaceful self-determination; now, therefore, be it
Resolved that the Libertarian Party of Michigan:
Condemns the actions of the Russian Federation in Ukraine;
Affirms the sacred right of the People of Ukraine (and all persons everywhere in the world) to defend themselves against aggression;
Does not support the expansion of this conflict nor intervention by the United States;
Does not believe such an expansion of the conflict would be in the interests of the Ukrainian, Russian, or American people, and;
Calls on all parties to instead work toward a ceasefire and a lasting diplomatic solution.
Resolved this 24th day of February, 2022 by the Executive Committee Libertarian Party of Michigan.
