Ukraine
Discussion: Are Russia and China imperialist powers?
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"Probably the most important Russian monopoly is Gazprom, the world’s largest gas co
Boris Kagarlitsky: Crimea annexes Russia
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Russian president Vladimir Putin signs law completing Crimea annexation.
Ukraine: Hypocrisy abounds as outside powers interfere
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By Tony Iltis
Discussion: Murray Smith on what Russia is doing in Ukraine
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Russian troops in Crimea.
Ukraine: Positions of the European left
See also "France: Parti de Gauche leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon on Ukraine". For more on Ukraine, click HERE.
March 21, 2014 -- Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal -- A number of European left parties have released statements on the developments in Ukraine, Crimea and the region. Unless otherwise stated, they have been translated by Dick Nichols, Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal and Green Left Weekly correspondent in Europe. There are statements from Déi Lénk (The Left), Luxemburg; Sortu, the radical left Basque Country party; the Communist Party of France; the Communist Party of Spain; and Gregor Gysi, chair of Germany's Die Linke (The Left). More will be added as they come to hand.
Discussion: What stand for socialists on events in Crimea and Ukraine?
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Crimeans vote in the referendum on the region's political future.
France: Parti de Gauche leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon on Ukraine
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Jean-Luc Mélenchon (centre).
Boris Kagarlitsky: ‘Polite intervention’ and the Ukrainian uprising
Unarmed Ukrainian troops march on the Belbek airfield in Crimea