Russia

Spain: From opposing US imperialism to defending the Putin-Trump pact
Alfons Bech — Some political twists and turns might seem implausible. But they can happen and quickly. Such is the case with those who went from defending Putin’s war to defending Trump as a “peacemaker”.

United States-Russia talks: Peace between neofascists and war on oppressed peoples
Gilbert Achcar — We are witnessing a convergence between neofascists at the expense of oppressed peoples.

Trevor Ngwane: ‘Barbarism is no longer an abstraction. We can see it right in front of our eyes’
Trevor Ngwane — Rosa Luxemburg said the sharpening of the class struggle in the context of a rolling capitalist crisis would soon put a stark choice before humanity: socialism or barbarism? That moment has come.

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.