Vladimir Putin

Zbigniew Marcin Kowalewski presents the historical characteristics of Russian imperialism.

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.

Boris Kagarlitsky — Assessing Russia’s economic situation, Ekaterina Shulman suggested that the country is running out of money and people. And indeed, by all indications, something is running out.

Ilya Matveev — The Russian economy appears resilient for now, but long-term stagnation is nearly unavoidable.

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.

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.