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On behalf of the member companies of the\u00a0Health Care Committee\u00a0of\u00a0the European Business Association\u00a0including\u00a0Clinical Trials\u00a0Subcommittee\u00a0and\u00a0Medical Devices Subcommittee, we address you regarding the war started by Russia on the early morning of February 24, 2022, against an independent country \u2013 Ukraine. Russia launched air and missile strikes attacking all regions of Ukraine, including civilian facilities.<\/p>\n
Russian troops, sabotage groups, numerous tank battalions and heavy military equipment are invading Ukraine from several directions destroying the cities and villages of our country, killing Ukrainian citizens, including civilians, children, women, and elderly people. Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine has been going on evidently for nine days already.<\/p>\n
All Ukrainian people, relatives and friends are now hiding in shelters and subway stations to stay alive. Our largest cities are under constant siege,\u00a0bombardment and missile strikes. Our people leave their homes, patients cannot receive necessary treatment.<\/p>\n
Russian aggression and terrorist actions against Ukraine have led to mass killings of Ukrainian citizens and left many families homeless.<\/p>\n
With each passing day of the war against\u00a0our\u00a0independent country, Russia loses its human face. Numerous cases of violation of the laws of war and international humanitarian law by the Russian aggressor have been recorded along the entire offensive line. The most common war crimes of the Russian occupants: the use of weapons against civilians, bombing, rocket and artillery shelling of ambulances, orphanages, kindergartens, schools, hospitals, residential areas, which led to the destruction of civilian infrastructure. The enemy tries to hide behind the state symbols and uniforms of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard, and the National Police of Ukraine. To this end, they hang Ukrainian flags on Russian military equipment. Columns of the aggressor\u2019s tanks and armored personnel carriers\u00a0ordered fire on\u00a0residents\u2019 homes in the Chernihiv region, deliberately\u00a0destroyed\u00a0infrastructure\u00a0facilities\u00a0and housing in Kyiv and other regions. In addition, there\u00a0were\u00a0cases where the enemy\u00a0hung\u00a0a white flag on\u00a0its\u00a0vehicle, allegedly to surrender.\u00a0However, after approaching the Ukrainian positions, the occupants\u00a0shot\u00a0in order\u00a0to kill.\u00a0Invaders brought the\u00a0humanitarian catastrophe in Volnovakha. The Russian occupants received hatred and contempt\u00a0of\u00a0the civilian population.<\/p>\n
We appeal to all global pharmaceutical\u00a0and medical devices\u00a0manufacturers, sponsors\u00a0and\u00a0contract research organizations to join international industrial sanctions and stop investing into new technology and pharmaceutical R&D in Russia. We appeal to you to stop clinical trials of your innovative drugs in Russia.<\/p>\n
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On behalf of the member companies of the\u00a0Health Care Committee\u00a0of\u00a0the European Business Association\u00a0including\u00a0Clinical Trials\u00a0Subcommittee\u00a0and\u00a0Medical Devices Subcommittee, we address you regarding the war started by Russia on the early morning of February 24, 2022, against an independent country \u2013 Ukraine. Russia launched air and missile strikes attacking all regions of Ukraine, including civilian facilities. Russian troops, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23406,"featured_media":398512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[4,5,13],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n