Vladimir Putin

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.

Ukraine is still resisting heroically Russia’s imperialist war of annexation, writes Fred Leplat.

Posle — Trump’s negotiations have evoked mixed emotions: hope for an end to the war, but also anxiety about its consequences and the terms of the potential deal.

Dmitry Pozhidaev — Russia’s war in Ukraine is not simply a geopolitical miscalculation or ideological excess, but a structurally embedded feature of its capitalist accumulation regime.

Simon Pirani — With militarism and authoritarianism on the rise, the anti-war protests in Russia have international significance.

Eleven Russian political prisoners have issued an appeal to all international leaders who care about the suffering of people for their beliefs.

Ilya Budraitskis on the rise of the far right and anti-fascist strategies.

Adelaide Burgundets explores Russia’s imperial present in the context of the war against Ukraine.

Christopher Ford — Ukraine’s fight for freedom is intrinsically linked to the global battle against reactionary forces.

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.

Do we have reason to hope for a spring in Russia — let alone expect one soon? It seems that we do, writes political prisoner Boris Kagarlitsky from a Russian penal colony.

Peter Hudis — Trump’s forging of a political alliance with Putin at the expense of Ukraine may not be totally unexpected, but its speed and extent represent a dramatic transformation of world politics.