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!
NO TO WAR, YES TO PEACE!
STATEMENT BY THE FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS OF UKRAINE The Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine, which represents interests of more than 4 million workers and students, is deeply concerned about the escalation of the situation and growing tension between Ukraine and Russia, caused by the unjustified significant build-up of Russian troops in the immediate … Continue reading NO TO WAR, YES TO PEACE!
There are more ways than one to skin a cat
On Putin's Objectives in the current crisis by Marko Bojcun There are more ways than one to skin a cat. Putin’s ultimate objective with respect to Ukraine is to get the Americans and Europeans in NATO to help him to strongarm Zelensky’s government back into talks on implementing the 2015 Minsk Accords. Moscow wants the … Continue reading There are more ways than one to skin a cat
possible paths back to peace
By Marko Bojcun The prospect of further armed Russian aggression against Ukraine remains real. It brings into focus two big questions: immediately, how can Ukrainians defend themselves from further aggression, and in the longer term how can the peoples of Europe build a more reliable peace for the subcontinent as a whole? There is no … Continue reading possible paths back to peace
Russia-Ukraine crisis discussion forum
Discussion hosted by the Alliance for Workers Liberty (Scotland) and Ukraine Solidarity Campaign WEDNESDAY 12 JANUARY AT 19:00 Speakers: Hanna Perekhoda, is a member of the organisation SolidariteS, she is author of ‘The Bolsheviks in Eastern Ukraine and their competing state projects (1917-1918): the case of the Donets -Krivoy Rog Soviet Republic’ . Hannah will … Continue reading Russia-Ukraine crisis discussion forum
Self-determination for Ukraine!
Interview with Marko Bojcun Marko Bojcun spoke to Sacha Ismail about the threat of conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Marko is an independent writer and former academic; his books include The Workers’ Movement and the National Question in Ukraine: 1897-1918 and Towards a Political Economy of Ukraine. He is a supporter of the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign. The current crisis … Continue reading Self-determination for Ukraine!
Moscow threatens sovereignty of Ukraine, sends troops to border
BY BRIAN WILLIAMS Map shows Crimean Peninsula, which Putin regime annexed in 2014, and part of eastern Ukraine in Donbas region that Moscow proxy forces seized. The recent buildup of Russian forces along the border with Ukraine threatens that country’s sovereignty. Moscow seeks to reverse the Ukrainian rulers’ moves toward closer relations with imperialist governments … Continue reading Moscow threatens sovereignty of Ukraine, sends troops to border
Russian-Ukraine: who is the aggressor?
A reply to Stop The War’s Andrew Murray by Paul Mason Russia is pouring military hardware into Crimea and its border with Ukraine “We have nowhere further to retreat,” Vladimir Putin says told his generals today. “Do they really think we’ll sit idly as they create threats against us?” With Russia massing troops on Ukraine’s borders, triggering … Continue reading Russian-Ukraine: who is the aggressor?
WHAT IS BEHIND GROWING RUSSIA-UKRAINE TENSIONS
Russian Army on the border with Ukraine Tensions have been growing between Russia and Ukraine, what is behind this recent escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Ukraine Solidarity Campaign spoke with Dr Pete Duncan, a veteran socialist and specialist on Russia who is writing on the relationship between internal change and foreign policy development in the Russian … Continue reading WHAT IS BEHIND GROWING RUSSIA-UKRAINE TENSIONS
Ukraine Solidarity Campaign (Кампанія Солідарності з Україною) 