In another open letter, German prominent figures have called on politicians to end the Ukraine war through negotiations.
In the appeal entitled "Armistice now!", published in the weekly newspaper "Die Zeit" on Wednesday, well-known German personalities such as the philosopher Richard David Precht, writer Juli Zeh and science journalist Ranga Yogeshwar call for a "concerted push" for negotiations .
Europe is faced with the task of restoring peace on the continent and securing it in the long term.
According to the letter, this requires the development of a strategy to end the war as quickly as possible.
The longer the current Western measures last, the less clear it becomes "which war aim is associated with them".
"What a bunch of pseudo-intellectual losers"
In addition, the celebrities question whether arms deliveries are the right way.
A further continuation of the war would mean thousands more war victims, it is said.
The humanitarian emergency around the world - including the famine in Africa - could worsen.
There is also the danger of a nuclear escalation.
However, it also states: “Negotiations do not mean, as is sometimes assumed, dictating a surrender to Ukraine.
There must be no peace dictated by Putin.”
Celebrities had already written an open letter to Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) in April.
In it, the SPD politician was asked not to deliver more heavy weapons to Ukraine.
At that time, the feminist Alice Schwarzer initiated the letter, which was supported by 28 first signatories.
The ambassador of Ukraine in Germany, Andriy Melnyk, was outraged on Twitter: "Not again, what a bunch of pseudo-intellectual losers" ("Not again, what a bunch of pseudo-intellectual losers").
They should all "go to hell with their defeatist 'advice'."
Military expert Carlo Masala also tweeted: "The next attempt by people who haven't dealt with international politics (with two exceptions) to demand things without presenting solutions."