The following letter, addressed to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and signed by the authors, was released on April 30 by the ad hoc Coalition Against Funding Putin’s Neo-Fascism.

Dear Madam Chancellor:

We appeal to you, madam chancellor, to take immediate measures to halt all construction on Nord Stream 2 (NS2) until [Russian President Vladimir] Putin removes all Russian troops from Ukraine’s territory, and Alexei Navalny is freed.