ECFA statement on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

The European Committee for Future Accelerators (ECFA) strongly condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a terrible attack on peace, freedom and a breach of the laws of nations, leading to unimaginable suffering of the Ukrainian population and losses of life.
We believe in peaceful collaboration of scientists from all nations and reject any violence to achieve political goals. We express our solidarity with all people suffering from this war.
Ukraine is an Associate Member State of CERN and thereby one of the member countries in ECFA. Ukrainian and Russian scientists cooperate in many projects with scientists from other European countries in ECFA and from the rest of the world.
Particle physics – and CERN in particular – have set a prime example for successful international cooperation in science and for bringing nations and people together. We hold up to these values. However, given the severity of the aggression, no new cooperation agreements with Russia should be made. (5 March 2022)