Russia

By Tarás Shevchenko The two and a half hour telephone conversation between the presidents of the USA and Russia was, according to the colossal media coverage, “the longest in the history of relations between the two powers.” Does anyone believe that the essential content of this extensive conversation between these two genocidal men was “peace […]

In the face of the great worldwide repudiation that Israel and Zionism have generated by their genocidal aggression against Gaza, some sectors have tried to show that Putin is opposed to Zionism and supports the Palestinian struggle. The reality is quite different. First of all, it is necessary to recall some historical elements. In 1947, […]

By POI, Party of Internationalist Workers, Russia At first glance, Putin’s “landslide victory” in the elections announced by the regime-controlled press may appear to indicate the support and unity of Russians around the president. However, this is merely an illusion, created by the propaganda of the Russian Federation and the world media and public figures […]

By International Workers League in Russia The fundamental situation in the country today is one of military actions, victories, and defeats. The fighting on the front has not stopped, and the war has not gone anywhere. The Russian army is currently storming Ukrainian fortified areas. Apparently, it will finally take Avdeevka after months of active […]

By Masha Chaikina Just before the New Year, Russia carried out a massive shelling of Ukrainian cities, causing numerous casualties and destruction. Kiev, Kherson, Dnieper, Odessa, Zaporozhye, Krivoy Rog, and Kharkov. It seemed that Russia was repeating last year’s strategy as it sought to destroy Ukraine’s infrastructure in order to force it to capitulate. How […]

By Masha Chaykina, factory worker and correspondent Assessing the consciousness of the masses under a dictatorship is a difficult task. In Russia, the masses are silent. The working people and the exploited and oppressed sectors do not have their own organizations, they do not have their own leaders. There is nothing that serves to collectively […]

As the previous IWL statement says, “June 24 will go down in history as the day when Putin felt, for the first time in 24 years, that his power was wavering and could fall.” By the IWL That was so, not because it was the express aim of the mutineers to oust him, but because […]

After the removal of Russian troops, Ukrainian people want and deserve a just reconstruction, not neoliberal policies. By Blanca Missé *First published on Truthout on June 26, 2023 In the midst of Russia’s invasion, Ukraine’s unions and popular movements have carried out a double struggle: they have actively engaged in resistance against the invasion while […]

June 24 will go down in history as the day Putin felt, for the first time in 24 years, that his grip on the country was wavering and he could fall from power. By SI of the IWL What will happen in the near future with that power? For us, it is difficult to foresee […]

We are facing a new situation in the war in Ukraine. The surprising success of the Ukrainian resistance – whose military includes a significant majority of workers and members of the working class – put the world’s second-largest army on the defensive and turned Ukraine into the epicenter of the confrontation between revolution and counter-revolution […]

The advance of Ukrainian troops in the Kharkiv region presupposes a major reversal of Putin’s war, the quick and “easy” occupation by “special forces” and mercenaries has been defeated. Putin’s response: to impose a fake referendum under the boots and rifles of the occupying troops and to decree forced conscription in Russia! He is reacting […]

The International Labour Network for Solidarity and Struggles plans to send a second convoy of the Workers’ Aid Campaign to Ukraine for the month of October.(I) Defined in its 4th Meeting held in the city of Dijon, France, between April 21 and 24, 2022, this campaign is becoming an important act of international solidarity between […]

With less than a month before the Russian invasion of Ukraine marks its first anniversary, and following months of indecision, German and US governments have announced that they will send a handful of tanks to Ukrainian forces. By Daniel Sugasti Berlin pledged to “quickly” send some 14 Leopard 2A6 tanks. This armored vehicle, manufactured by […]

Pacifism works against the Ukrainian people and strengthens Putin and the European and American imperialists. The distinction between oppressor nations and oppressed ones is the primary dividing line drawn by Lenin to determine revolutionary policy. This is why we are not surprised that the German reformist party Die Linke is developing a campaign in Germany […]

The successful Ukrainian offensive in Kharkiv shows the way to victory in the war. By: Ivan Razin Ukrainian forces carried out a successful offensive in Kharkiv. For the second time during the war, the Ukrainian working class forced the Russian-fascist occupiers [1] into a humiliating rout. Within days, soldiers of the Ukrainian army and territorial […]

The right of the Ukrainian resistance to demand armaments from all governments  Recently, the “Political Bureau of the Fourth International” (current name of the tendency known as SU-Unified Secretariat) has published a statement on the war in Ukraine. In it they define the invasion of the Russian army ordered by the regime of Vladimir Putin […]