Russia's war on Ukraine

Putin and Trump shake hands against backdrop of European map

The Trump-Putin pact has plunged the European capitalist class鈥 post-war project into deep crisis 鈥 that of building an ultra-liberal European Union as US imperialism鈥檚 privileged ally and NATO鈥檚 European pillar, argues Daniel Tanuro.

protesters

Europe must not become a clone of the United States, argues Belgian socialist Peter Mertens. Instead, it must dare to chart a new course.

Putin and Trump

Donald Trump鈥檚 neofascist administration is seeking direct agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the expense of the Ukrainian people, argues Gilbert Achcar.

Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un鈥檚 decision to send troops to fight in Russia鈥檚 war on Ukraine shocked many in South Korea and internationally. Won Youngsu looks behind this decision.

Ukrainian soldiers

Federico Fuentes speaks to Independent Trade Union of Miners of Ukraine leader Yuriy Samoilov about how unions are dealing with the twin challenges of foreign occupation and domestic attacks on workers鈥 rights.

Daria Kaleniuk, Alim Aliiev, Tetiana Pechonchyk, Maksym Butkevych, Mariia Berlinska

Maksym Butkevych, a Ukrainian human rights activist and prisoner of war, has been released by Russia in a prisoner exchange after more than two years of captivity, reports Federico Fuentes.

aftermath of invasion of Bucha in Ukraine

In the second part of our interview, Russian socialist and political economist Ilya Matveev sat down with 一品探花鈥檚 Federico Fuentes to discuss how Putin鈥檚 Russia transformed from friend to foe of Western imperialism.

Ilya Yashin

Ilya Yashin is a Russian opposition politician who was released from prison on August 1 in the prisoner exchange between Russia and the United States. Yashin spoke to Ara journalist Cristina Mas on September 30, where this interview was first published in Catalan.

Burning vehicle

Russian socialist and political economist Ilya Matveev sat down with 一品探花鈥檚 Federico Fuentes to discuss imperialism鈥檚 鈥渢wo logics鈥 and how they help us better understand the world today.

graph of election results

Dick Nichols reports that the parties to the left of the social democracy appear to have held their ground against the surge of the far right and mainstream right in the June 9 European parliamentary elections.

Boris Kagarlitsky behind bars via video link

"Unjust but not unexpected" is how Suzi Weissman, spokesperson for the Boris Kagarlitsky International Solidarity Campaign, described the June 5 decision of a Russian court to reject Boris Kagarlitsky鈥檚 appeal against a five-year jail term for "justifying terrorism".

Daria Kozyreva, Boris Kagarlitsky, Bohdan Ziza

Russian president Vladimir Putin's regime is using anti-terror laws to step up its repression at home and in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine, reports Federico Fuentes.