Russia

Ukraine three years after all‑out invasion: Continue solidarity and support
Fred Leplat and Liz Lawrence explore the situation facing Ukraine today and key solidarity tasks in the months ahead.

Anna Ochkina: ‘Russians understand that the stability promised to them has disappeared’
Anna Ochkina — Political repression in Russia is aimed at destroying not just oppositional thinking, but free thinking as such.

Ukraine’s debt: An instrument of pressure and spoliation in the hands of creditors
Eric Toussaint — If Ukraine wants to fully regain its sovereignty, it must also free itself from the yoke of the creditors who are acting against the interests of the Ukrainian people.

The Cologne dilemma: Post-Soviet anti-war left émigré debate Ukraine war
Pavel Kuznetsov looks at how the first forum of left-wing émigrés in post-Soviet history ended in a split.

Pavel Kudyukin (University Solidarity, Russia): ‘Through struggle we will obtain our rights’
Pavel Kudyukin — For scientists and teachers in Russia, the demands for political freedoms, intellectual freedom and freedom of scientific research are not only political but professional demands.

Putin’s hybrid nuclear war on Ukraine
Why has the Budapest Memorandum become synonymous with betrayal for Ukrainians? How close is the world to a nuclear disaster, and what steps can be taken to prevent it? Denys Bondar shares his insights.

Greg Yudin: ‘The challenge facing the left in Russia is that there is no alternative on offer’
Greg Yudin — There is no alternative on offer for Russia now and this is felt by both the masses and elites. But without a clear and coherent alternative, change is unlikely to come.

Disaster nationalism is the new fascism
Richard Seymour on how crisis and catastrophe are feeding the far-right surge.

Egypt: Sisi’s weakness makes him more brutal
Robert Springborg on how the Egyptian dictator secures his violent rule.