Ukraine
Three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, why have Putin’s anti-war opponents failed so far?
Three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Kirill Buketow takes stock and explains why Putin’s internal opponents have failed so far.
‘Even silence is viewed as dissent’: An interview with Russian trade unionist Pavel Kudyukin
Pavel Kudyukin discusses the situation of workers and trade unions in Russia, the differing stances among Russian leftists towards Russia’s war on Ukraine, and the campaigns to free political prisoners held in Russian jails.
Denys Pilash discusses the implications of the shift in US policy towards Russia, the threat posed by the rising global axis of extreme reaction, and the need for a renewed internationalism that opposes all oppressors.
Sotsialnyi Rukh — The uniqueness of Ukraine’s situation lies in the fact that the dismantling of oligarchic capitalism has become more possible than ever in the context of full-scale war and is seen as justified by society.
US-China alignment under Trump and lessons from Ukraine for the Philippines
Reihana Mohideen — Like Ukraine, the Philippines could be reduced to a pawn in the US power play with China.
Daria Saburova: ‘We must take an interest in the complex realities of Ukrainian society’
Daria Saburova analyses how structures of armed and unarmed resistance have developed in Ukraine, three years after the start of Russia’s full-scale war.
Serhiy Kudelia discusses how the war between Russia and Ukraine began and the role that Donbas residents and elites played in it.
The Trump-Putin axis and its impact on global politics
Peter Hudis — Trump’s forging of a political alliance with Putin at the expense of Ukraine may not be totally unexpected, but its speed and extent represent a dramatic transformation of world politics.
Oleksandr Kyselov — With a madman in the White House, all pretences have fallen away and raw power again reigns supreme. But if the left acts in a quick and determined manner now, it can help give peace a chance.
In defence of Lenin’s writings on the national question: A response to Hanna Perekhoda
Dmitry Pozhidaev — Lenin’s vision of the national question was far from assimilationist; it was a dialectical approach that recognised proletarian internationalism could only be built on respect for national and cultural differences.
Li Andersson discusses the challenges posed by Russia’s war in Ukraine and Trump’s return.
Russian left statements: ‘The Putin-Trump “peace talks” will bring nothing but new imperialist wars’
On the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian Socialists for Peace Without Annexations and Posle Media put forward a revolutionary left stance on the Trump-Putin negotiations.