Chris Slee
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Russia, NATO and inter-imperialist rivalry
Chris Slee — Dave Holmes argues “Russia is most decidedly defending itself from an existential threat from the US-NATO bloc” while approvingly quoting Scott Ritter’s assertions that “NATO is a paper tiger”. So which is it?
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Ukraine Resists!: A leftist guidebook on Putin’s war, NATO and the future of Ukraine
Chris Slee — "Ukraine Resists!: Left Voices on Putin’s War, NATO and the Future of Ukraine" is a compilation of interviews with socialists from Ukraine, Russia and elsewhere.
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Russian imperialism and the invasion of Ukraine
Chris Slee responds to "Setting the record straight: Ukraine, Russia & imperialism", outlining the increasingly evident imperialist role Russia plays in the world today and argues that a defeat for Putin would create opportunities for the Russian left.
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Putin's war: A tragedy for Ukraine and Russia, a gift to US imperialism
Chris Slee — Even those who deny that Russia is an imperialist power should recognise that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was a gift to US imperialism and that peace negotiations will only succeed if Russia ends its invasion.
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Russia's invasion of Ukraine: a response to Renfrey Clarke
Chris Slee - Tsarist Russia was a "relatively poor and backward state", but Lenin still considered it imperialist, because of its military power, its robbery of national minorities, and other factors.
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Putin's invasion must be condemned: A response to 'Theses on the war in Ukraine'
Chris Slee - Western imperialism certainly played a part in creating the context for the war. But it was Russian President Vladimir Putin who took the decision to invade, and he must be condemned for this.
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The complex history of eastern Ukraine
Chris Slee - One of Russian President Vladimir Putin's pretexts for invading Ukraine has been his claim to be protecting Russian speakers in the eastern part of the country, which he is now trying to annex to Russia. It is therefore useful to look at the history of the conflict in that area.
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Russian imperialism: Economically weak, militarily strong
There is a debate among socialists over whether Russia is an imperialist power or not.