Gelfand Helped Organize 8000 Russian Scientists
Gel f and helped organize a letter a gainst the war that he said was signed by more than 8,000 Russian scientists. It has since been blocked online by Russian authorities, he said. In the letter to Science, Holdren and his colleagues said that while government-to-government collaboration was "understandably on hold," they stressed that "not all engagement with Russian scientists should be." Climate change and the Arctic were two areas were Russian scientific efforts were particularly important, Holdren said. They also noted that many thousands of Russian academics and students "live and work in the West," according to the letter, and many have been critical of the Russian government. "Surely these Russians should not be lumped together with leaders of the Russian state. Rather, humanitarian provision should be made to ensure that, as their visas and passports expire, they are not forcibly repatriated to face not only isolation from their Western ...