Шукаючи кращого розуміння війни на Сході України та перспектив її мирного врегулювання, Кампанія Солідарності з Україною запрошує спостереження та аналізи людей, близьких до центру конфлікту. Нещодавно ми попросили Олену Скоморощенко Доктор філософії, Директор Інституту соціального партнерства і Міжнародний секретар Соціал-демократичної партії України, щоби вона відповіла на ряд наших запитань. Її відповіді наведені нижче. Олену Скоморощенко … Continue reading Війна і окупація: життя і смерть по другій стороні фронту
War and occupation: life and death across the front line
Interview with Olena Skomoroshchenko of the Social Democratic Party of Ukraine In search of a better understanding of the war in Eastern Ukraine and the prospects for its peaceful settlement, we are soliciting the observations and analyses of people in Ukraine close to the centre of the conflict. We asked Olena Skomoroshchenko (PhD, Philosophy), Director … Continue reading War and occupation: life and death across the front line
FEAR AND HOPE IN UKRAINE
We publish below the observations of Maksym Kazakov in Kyiv about the demonstrations in October against President Zelensky’s attempt to restart the peace process and bring the war in Eastern Ukraine to an end. Kazakov. Maksym is a historian and activist in Social Movement (Соціальний Рух) Translation by Marko Bojcun President Zelensky visiting the war … Continue reading FEAR AND HOPE IN UKRAINE
Ukraine, Peace, oligarchs and big power manoeuvres
Capitulation NO! - Protester against the peace plan. A new peace plan has been floated to end the Russo-Ukraine War begun in 2014. But at what price? Ten thousand have protested in Kyiv against what some are calling a capitulation. Ukrainian socialist scholar Marko Bojcun assesses what is happening. Thoughts about a possible peace agreement … Continue reading Ukraine, Peace, oligarchs and big power manoeuvres
European Socialists Statement Growing Russia – Ukraine Tensions
Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament Everything must be done to save the cease-fire in Eastern Ukraine and prevent another deadly conflict. The alleged killing of two Russians on the Crimean border last week, and the deployment of a new missile system in the peninsula have revived tensions between Moscow and Kiev. We … Continue reading European Socialists Statement Growing Russia – Ukraine Tensions
Why is the war in eastern Ukraine still going on?
We republish here the presentation of the Ukrainian socialist Marko Bojcun to the conference The Politics of Plunder East and West: what is to be done? held at the London School of Economic In February 2014, Russian forces seized Crimea and then began supporting the separatist insurgency in eastern Ukraine. This intervention transformed the conflict between … Continue reading Why is the war in eastern Ukraine still going on?
The ‘fear of Maidan’ and anti-revolutionary politics in Putin’s Russia
Ilya Budraitskis of the Russian Socialist Movement and Ukrainian socialist Volodymyr Ischenko of the journal Spilna speaking at the recent conference in Sofia about the Ukraine crisis and left perspectives .
Ukrainian leftists from west and east unite in condemnation of the politics of hate?
As part of this year’s World Social Forum (WSF), held in Tunis on 24-28 March, there was a public discussion entitled “Dialogue for peace and social justice in Ukraine”. Apart from the “Prague Spring 2 Network” which organised the discussion, participants included activists from Kyiv and Donbas, as well as deputies from the European Parliament, … Continue reading Ukrainian leftists from west and east unite in condemnation of the politics of hate?
Ukrainian syndicalists: the biggest fascist threat is concentrated in Russia and in the occupied territories
Interview with AWU activists, made by Danish left-wing portal Modkraft.dk in December 2014. We publish here the original text in English and in Russian. What kind of an organisation is Autonomous Workers Union and how are you organised? AWU is a class union organized along the lines of federalism and direct democracy. Among our members … Continue reading Ukrainian syndicalists: the biggest fascist threat is concentrated in Russia and in the occupied territories
SLAVERY IN THE DONETSK AND LUHANSK “PEOPLES REPUBLICS”
The report below was originally published by the Ukrainian association Liva Opozytsiya – Left Opposition the moves against free trade unions in these areas of Donbas are a matter of concern for the international labour movement. The Confederation of Free Trade Unions is no longer able to function in these areas, and independent trade unions are being declared … Continue reading SLAVERY IN THE DONETSK AND LUHANSK “PEOPLES REPUBLICS”
Ukraine Solidarity Campaign (Кампанія Солідарності з Україною) 