Three Years of War – A Romani Plea for Peace
Three years have passed since the war between Ukraine and Russia began. Three years of suffering, destruction, and death. And among the fallen are our Romani sons—fighting and dying on both sides, sacrificing their lives for the wars of Gadje masters who have never cared for our people.
We, the Roma Nation Movement, have always stood for peace. We do not start wars, yet our people are forced to fight in them. Ukrainian and Russian Romani soldiers fall on battlefields, while their families grieve, their communities struggle, and their voices remain unheard.
We say: No more Romani blood for Gadje wars! No more Roma dying for a future that is not ours!
We call for an end to this war. We demand justice for all those suffering, especially our Roma brothers and sisters who are displaced, mistreated, and forgotten in this conflict. The world must hear us—Roma lives matter, and Roma demand peace!