 Hello, my name is Sevim Dadelem. I'm a member of the German Bundestag and today in Washington DC. The people in Germany and Europe are suffering massively from the effects of the Ukrainian war and the sanctions on Russia. The employees in Germany, for example, are facing a real wage loss of almost 5 percent. It's the biggest one, the highest one in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany since World War II due to skyrocketing prices on energy and food and the inflation. A big majority in Germany of the population wants the West to initiate negotiations regarding the Ukrainian war to get a ceasefire and peace. And therefore, I am very happy and very grateful to see that even in the United States are people getting up, standing up for peace talks and for negotiations. Sending more and even heavier weapons to Ukraine just leads to further escalation. Having sanctions on Russia don't end the war, but it's causing harm to the population in Germany, in Europe, and all over the world, especially in the global south. That's why we all together ask our governments for diplomacy now for a ceasefire and for peace talks. Thank you.