Marko Bojcun Bricks and rubble inside a play room, shelled by Russian proxy forces. Reuters Russian strategy has shifted markedly in the last few days. Putin and Lavrov refuse to agree a meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group (Ukraine, Russia, OSCE) to loook at repeated ceasefire violations of increasing intensity from the sider of DNR … Continue reading Russian strategy has shifted
Nottingham Opposes Putin’s attack on Ukraine
Photos by @zoreanaphotographer on Facebook Supporters of the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign protested in Nottingham on Thursday 18 February along with others from the Ukrainian community against Putin’s threats to the Ukraine. With posters in Ukrainian, English and Russian they demanded the right of “Ukrainian people of all ethnicities and religions to live in peace and prosperity … Continue reading Nottingham Opposes Putin’s attack on Ukraine
Ні війні – Росія, руки геть від України
Заява, ініційована Кампанія Солідарності з Україною Ми, соціалісти, профспілкові активісти, вчені, борці за права людини, соціальну справедливість та мир, солідарні з народом України проти російського імперіалізму. Міжнародний лівий та робітничий рух має рішуче виступити проти загроз Росії щодо України. Ми не підтримуємо ні Вашингтон, ні Москву. Ми виступаємо проти політики та маневрів великих західних держав … Continue reading Ні війні – Росія, руки геть від України
Ukraine: trapped in a war zone
Michael Roberts Ukraine's GDP fell 18 percent between 2013 and 2020. /CGTN Europe As the drums of war sound for Ukraine, what will be the impact on Ukraine’s economy and the living standards of its 44m population, whether war is avoided or not? I’ve posted on Ukraine several times before during the intense economic crisis that the … Continue reading Ukraine: trapped in a war zone
Now is the time for socialists to stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian people
Mick Antoniw For those socialists who oppose imperialism and believe in the right of nations to self-determination, international law and democracy, now is the time to stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian people. The situation in Ukraine for most comrades is admittedly confusing and Vladimir Putin’s propaganda strategy has been hard at work for over … Continue reading Now is the time for socialists to stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian people
LABOUR AND DEMOCRACY IN THE AGE OF GEOPOLITICAL ANXIETY
BY GREGORY SCHWARTZ The year 2022 began with an outburst of protests in Zhanaozen, in the western Kazakh region of Mangistau known as the centre of the country’s lucrative oil extraction and processing industry. It was precisely here that a decade earlier, in December 2011, police opened fire, killing 17 and injuring more than 100 striking workers demanding … Continue reading LABOUR AND DEMOCRACY IN THE AGE OF GEOPOLITICAL ANXIETY
Add Your Name To Our Statement NO TO WAR
Statement launched by the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign Sign the international statement of solidarity click the link here: NO TO WAR We, socialists, trade unionists, scholars, activists for human rights, social justice and peace, stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine against Russian imperialism.The international left and labour movement must vigorously oppose Russia’s threats against … Continue reading Add Your Name To Our Statement NO TO WAR
Ukraine’s Borders and Sovereignty Violated
YULIYA YURCHENKOPolitical economist, Ukraine Solidarity Campaign Among a myriad of aspects to discuss when trying to understand what is happening in the current situation and what is to be done, I have selected to appeal to some crucial issues of the larger context, of the questions of sovereignty and of peace. One of the things … Continue reading Ukraine’s Borders and Sovereignty Violated
Myths about the Russo-Ukraine crisis
DALE STREET BREAKS DOWN MYTHS SURROUNDING THE CURRENT TENSIONS AROUND UKRAINE Are the breakaway ”People’s Republics” in Donetsk and Luhansk an expression of the democratic rights of the local Russian population? No. The supposed “popular anti-fascist uprisings” in Donetsk and Luhansk in 2014 are a political myth. The creation of the “People’s Republics” was part … Continue reading Myths about the Russo-Ukraine crisis
London Protest calls for Hands Off Ukraine – Peace through self-determination!
Nadia Whittome MP speaking. A solidarity protest calling for Hands Off Ukraine took place outside the studios of the Kremlin propaganda station Russia Today on Monday 31 January, with around 100 people attending. The protest called by Ukraine Solidarity Campaign saw a socialists and trade unionists stand together with Ukrainians, Belarusians, Poles, Kurds, Hong Kongers … Continue reading London Protest calls for Hands Off Ukraine – Peace through self-determination!
Ukraine Solidarity Campaign (Кампанія Солідарності з Україною) 