Ukraine

Oleksandr Kyselov — Russia appears unwilling to compromise in Ukraine, a problem ignored by those calling for an end to support for Kyiv.

Chris Slee — Lenin’s writings make clear that imperialism is not just an economic phenomenon. Political and military aspects also matter.

Every aggressor — from Hitler to Netanyahu — has called their war forced, defensive, provoked from the outside, a response to danger facing the state and its citizens, writes Andriy Movchan.

Renfrey Clarke responds to Chris Slee’s article, “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: Defensive response or imperialist aggression?”

Oleksandr Kyselov — Ukrainian leftists hope for an end to the war, but remain sceptical of the “peace deal” on offer.

Dmitry Pozhidaev — Reading Trump’s peace plan through Lenin’s method allows us to keep two planes in view at once: inter-imperialist rivalry and Ukraine’s national liberation struggle against an oppressor.

The Ukraine Solidarity Network denounces this latest attempt to impose a settlement that is not acceptable to the Ukrainian people.

Blanca Missé looks at inter-imperialist rivalry today, the need to oppose all imperialisms and the case for a class-based internationalism.

Sotsialnyi Rukh — Only through mass organisation and solidarity is victory in the war and fair reconstruction afterwards possible.

Boris Kagarlitsky discusses prison life, the war, Stalinism debates, the state of Russia’s left media, “red imperialists”, prospects for a post-war political realignment and why he has no regrets that he did not leave Russia when he had the chance.

Simon Pirani — At the heart of “Voices Against Putin’s War” are ten speeches made in court by people who opposed Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine, and were arrested and tried for doing so.

Chris Slee — Even if it were true that Putin was “worried about NATO’s intentions”, that still would not justify Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.