STOP PUTIN’S AGGRESSION IMMEDIATELY!

APPEAL FROM UKRAINIAN SOCIALISTS OF – SOCIAL MOVEMENT Ukraine was directly attacked by Russian imperialism. Vladimir Putin ordered to violate the borders of Ukraine and launch missile strikes on its biggest cities. 10 civilians in Odessa and Donbass were already killed. A civilian in central Ukraine (Uman, Cherkasy Oblast) was also killed in the shelling. … Continue reading STOP PUTIN’S AGGRESSION IMMEDIATELY!

Russia-Ukraine: Step back from conflict and open real dialogue

The ITUC and the ETUC call for an immediate end to hostilities and conflict in eastern Ukraine, and good-faith negotiations to resolve the crisis in the interests of the people. UN Secretary General António Guterres has described the decision by the Russian Presidency to give recognition to two separatist regions as inconsistent with the UN … Continue reading Russia-Ukraine: Step back from conflict and open real dialogue

Представники Британії висловили підтримку українцям

Із 19 по 23 лютого ц. р. в Україні перебуває делегація із Великої Британії. До її складу входять колишні депутати Європарламенту, члени парламенту Уельсу, профспілкові лідери, політики та журналісти. У вівторок, 22 лютого, представники Великої Британії побували у Конфедерації вільних профспілок України, де зустрілися із лідерами й активістами КВПУ та її галузевих профспілок. До складу … Continue reading Представники Британії висловили підтримку українцям

Statement of the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine

On the Day of Unity, the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU) once again emphasizes the importance of solidarity for the sake of peace and calls on the international community to continue and strengthen international diplomatic and economic pressure on the Russian Federation in order to deter it from further aggression, withdraw her … Continue reading Statement of the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine

MARXIST DISSIDENT AND HERO OF UKRAINE IVAN DZYUBA DIES

It is with great sadness that the news of the death of Ivan Dzyuba has arrived from Ukraine.  On the same day that tragically Russian forces have openly occupied parts of his native Donetsk Oblast. A Ukrainian Marxist Dissident, he was the author of the classic book Internationalism or Russification, he was an opponent of Stalinism … Continue reading MARXIST DISSIDENT AND HERO OF UKRAINE IVAN DZYUBA DIES

Theses on the present Russia-Ukraine crisis

Bill Bowring of the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers 1) NATO became irrelevant in 1991, when the Warsaw Pact, its opposite number, was dissolved. In 1999 NATO acted illegally and violated its own Charter (which specified that it was a purely defensive organisation) when it bombed Serbia. Now, like a zombie, it has returned.     2)  … Continue reading Theses on the present Russia-Ukraine crisis

Russia kills Minsk Agreement, with lives of over 300 Ukrainian hostages and POWs in danger

Halya Coynash Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group From left clockwise Hryhory Sinchenko, Yuri Shapovalov, Bohdan Kovalchuk, Bohdan Maksymenko, Pavlo Podvezko, Olena Fedoruk, Valery Matyushenko, Oleg Shevandin, Olena Pyekh, Marina Yurchak By ‘recognizing’ its proxy republics in Donbas and openly invading Ukrainian territory, Russia has unilaterally withdrawn from the Minsk Agreement.  Since Russia had long used … Continue reading Russia kills Minsk Agreement, with lives of over 300 Ukrainian hostages and POWs in danger

Russia’s Crime of IMPERIALISM

Ukrainian Socialists Condemn Intervention in Donbas Statement of 'Sotsialnyi Ruh': Recognition of LDPR by Russia is criminal play of Russian Imperialism Russia’s recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics is a criminal game played by Russian imperialism Declaration of “Social Movement”, Kyiv 21 February 2022 recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics is … Continue reading Russia’s Crime of IMPERIALISM

Solidarity with the workers and minorities of Ukraine!

Fact Finding Delegation Underway in Ukraine Julie Ward former MEP and Nina Kozlovskaya urse a nurse who leads a movement of 78k nurses and care workers A delegation of solidarity from the left in the UK is underway in Ukraine. We copy their press release below. The delegations has already met with activists of the … Continue reading Solidarity with the workers and minorities of Ukraine!

The Great Famine of 1932 – 33 in Soviet Ukraine: Causes and Consequences

By Bohdan Krawchenko Introduction Combat Post-Truth Politics of the Famine in Ukraine The famine of 1932-33 which saw millions perish , is an event of central importance in the history of Ukraine.  The Holodomor as it is known, is not only an historical question but has become a key issue of debates on the Ukrainian … Continue reading The Great Famine of 1932 – 33 in Soviet Ukraine: Causes and Consequences