Russian imperialism

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‘No one has strengthened the Ukrainian far-right more than Putin’

Andriy Movchan looks at the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the far right's influence, and obstacles to solidarity with Ukraine’s left internationally.
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Socialists and the national question in Ukraine, yesterday and today

Andriy Movchan explores the influence of progressive thinkers on Ukrainian national consciousness, Bolshevik debates on independence and the issue of language discrimination.
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The fight for democracy, social justice and equality in the Caucasus: An interview with Georgia’s Movement for Social Democracy

Ashley Smith interviews Vano Abramashvili, Maia Barkaia, Ia Eradze and Sopho Verdzueli about the current struggle in Georgia and the new organization they have set up, Movement for Social Democracy.
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Ukraine and the Trump-Putin axis of reaction

Christopher Ford — Ukraine’s fight for freedom is intrinsically linked to the global battle against reactionary forces.
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Bloco de Esquerda (Left Bloc, Portugal): Europe in the Trump-Putin axis trap

Bloco de Esquerda — There are several imperialisms in the global system. But none of them will play a progressive role because all act according to the interests of their capitalist elites.
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‘The left should support a just peace for Ukraine, not a Trump-Putin deal to appease the aggressor’: An interview with Ukrainian socialist Denys Pilash

Denys Pilash discusses the implications of the shift in US policy towards Russia, the threat posed by the rising global axis of extreme reaction, and the need for a renewed internationalism that opposes all oppressors.
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Russian left statements: ‘The Putin-Trump “peace talks” will bring nothing but new imperialist wars’

On the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian Socialists for Peace Without Annexations and Posle Media put forward a revolutionary left stance on the Trump-Putin negotiations.

Ukraine solidarity under the Trump administration (Plus video: Ukraine’s fight for self-determination: Three years of resistance against Russian imperialism)

Ukraine Solidarity Network-US — Anyone with an ounce of compassion wants this war to end as soon as possible, but it is morally unacceptable for outsiders to demand that Ukraine surrender.
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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”.
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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.
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Hanna Perekhoda: ‘The fight for freedom in Ukraine is intimately linked to the global struggle against fascist forces’

Hanna Perekhoda looks at some of the preconceptions and simplifications that, in Western Europe, shape discussion of the war in Ukraine.
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Imperialism: ‘Antagonistic cooperation’ or antagonistic contradictions? A reply to Promise Li

Michael Pröbsting — Imperialism today is not a system characterised by “antagonistic cooperation” but rather by antagonistic contradictions.

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