Chris Slee

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.

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.

Russian imperialism: Economically weak, militarily strong
There is a debate among socialists over whether Russia is an imperialist power or not.