Bringing Russian and American citizens together in Peace since 1983.
Dear CCi Friends,
Please take a look at the link below and consider watching the Citizens’ Summit hosted by Scott Ritter. We are in perilous times and citizen-to-citizen contacts are more critical than ever.
Best wishes with hopes for peace,
The Center for Citizen Initiatives
Dear CCI Friends,
While we look to tentative peace talks with somewhat hopeful anticipation, the immediate reality of the situation between NATO/EU/Ukraine and Russia is not encouraging. Very dangerous impulses are playing out daily – and they are off the radar screens of most Americans.
Please see the analyses below from Gilbert Doctorow and Scott Ritter – two Americans with entirely different backgrounds and perspectives – who bring insight and expertise to the matter of the possible catastrophic escalation of the war. Do we see it coming?
Your thoughts always appreciated.
The Center for Citizen Initiatives
German-Russian History Matters – to the Russians
‘Judging Freedom,’ 29 May edition: How Precarious Is Ukraine?
“Playing With Fire”
Dear CCI Friends,
Here is a practical note from the Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity on moving away from war and toward peace in Europe. May the powers that be recognize and appreciate the source.
Read more on Arms Control: Toward Lasting Peace from Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS)
The Directors
Center for Citizen Initiatives
Dear CCI Friends and Colleagues:
We were saddened to learn this week of the death of Edward Lozansky on April 30, 2025.
Edward was a physicist, a Soviet dissident, a composer, the President of the American University in Moscow (now Moscow International University), a loving husband and father, a dear friend to many and a lifelong advocate for peace.
Our sincere condolences to his wife Tatiana, his children, and his many, many friends around the world.
Remembering Edward Lozansky, Towering Prophet of Sanity, Decency and Peace – Pluralia
The Directors
Center for Citizen Initiatives
Dear CCI Friends,
Distinguishing reality from creative narrative is a day-to-day challenge in a world of sophisticated, high-powered propaganda. Fortunately for us, there are many truth warriors out there who are up to the task.
Joe Lauria at Consortium News is, in our opinion, fearless in his insistence on historical accuracy in the face of relentless, ongoing revisionism. Please let us know if you find any inaccuracies, or misleading spin, in this rather dry recitation of dates, names, and quotes.
“Neo-Nazi Influence in Ukraine”
From Professor Geoffrey Roberts in Britain, by way of writer Eugene Doyle in Wellington, NZ, comes a refreshing look at the seemingly unkillable beast known as ‘Russophobia.’
“The Courage to Oppose a Dominant Discourse”
And from Tucker Carlson, an interview with an American journalist who has been reporting from the Russian side of the war in Ukraine for three years.
“The Lone American”
https://tuckercarlson.com/tucker-show-patrick-lancaster
As always, your thoughts and impressions are welcomed and appreciated.
The Directors
Center for Citizen Initiatives