Europe

Greece: Open war against the majority in favour of the rich

Police attack protesting Greek shipyard workers in 2012.

Boris Kagarlitsky: Crimea annexes Russia

Russian president Vladimir Putin signs law completing Crimea annexation.

Ukraine: Hypocrisy abounds as outside powers interfere

By Tony Iltis

Spain: Left unity elusive in European poll pre-selections

"Before the crisis:

Bosnia-Herzegovina: Tuzla -- the unknown workers' capital of Europe

Hundreds participate in the democratic plenums.

By Olivier Besancenot

Slovenia: Founding congress of the Initiative for Democratic Socialism; United Left formed

By Anej Korsika

Ukraine: Outside powers exploiting ethnic nationalisms

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Discussion: Murray Smith on what Russia is doing in Ukraine

Russian troops in Crimea.

Scotland: Tariq Ali on independence

Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal – On March 1

Ukraine: Positions of the European left

See also "France: Parti de Gauche leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon on Ukraine".

Britain: People's Assembly conference a step forward in anti-austerity struggle

By Dave Kellaway

Discussion: What stand for socialists on events in Crimea and Ukraine?

Crimeans vote in the referendum on the region's political future.