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Plundering of Ukraine: Stunning change in US foreign policy

By Walter Chambers So shocking was the speech delivered by US Vice President JD Vance at the Munich Security Conference that the Chair burst into tears during his closing speech. Barely a day has gone by since Trump’s inauguration in which a

Feb 28, 2025

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One year of war: Russian offensive begins as Ukraine war escalates

By Tom Crean, International Executive of International Socialist Alternative The horrific war in Ukraine, which began nearly a year ago, is by far the biggest on the European landmass since World War II. Total casualties, both dead and wounded, number in the

Feb 23, 2023

Anti-war·World News

End war & militarisation – what does mobilisation in Russia mean for the war in Ukraine?

By Walter Chambers, Socialist Alternative Once again, President Putin has shocked the world with his TV broadcast to the Russian population in which he announced the “partial mobilisation” of troops to send to Ukraine, in what is still officially not called a

Sep 25, 2022

Anti-war·World News

War in Ukraine: What can the labour movement do?

By Eric Byl, first published in ‘Lutte Socialiste’/’De Linkse Socialist’, monthly papers of PSL/LSP (our sister organisation in Belgium At least 9,000 Ukrainian and 15,000 Russian soldiers have reportedly been killed. Tens of thousands of civilians have been killed or wounded. Fourteen

Sep 3, 2022

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War and its consequences: Five months after the invasion of Ukraine

Editorial statement from issue 8 of Socialist World, the theoretical journal of the International Socialist Alternative War in Ukraine is now entering its six month. Entire cities such as Mariupol and Severodonetsk have been annihilated. Thousands of civilians and tens of thousands

Aug 4, 2022

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A brutal war of attrition – bloodshed in Ukraine continues

By Stephen Boyd Putin’s original war aim of a quick Ukrainian capitulation, with Russian troops being greeted as liberators in some areas, has been dealt a decisive blow. Failing to occupy Kyiv, Russian forces are now concentrated in the Donbas region. Fighting

Jun 9, 2022

20 May: Day of international solidarity with Russian anti-War activists!

20 May: Day of international solidarity with Russian anti-war activists! Freedom for Dzhavid Mamedov and all anti-war activists! For international solidarity of the working class to stop the war! Tverskoi Court in Moscow has sentenced Dzhavid Mamedov, a socialist, anti-war activist, campaigner

May 17, 2022

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War in Ukraine, the new era and the crisis of capitalism

The statement below on the war in Ukraine and its implications for the manifold crises of global capitalism was discussed, debated, amended and approved unanimously at a meeting of the International Committee of ISA — our international leadership elected at our World

Apr 11, 2022

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Ukraine War: Current stage of the war – the view from Russia

By Walter Chambers, based on discussions with Russian socialists Military fatalities are already in excess of ten thousand, civilian deaths number in the thousands. Homes, schools, hospitals, theatres have been destroyed. Five million have fled from their homes. Russian troops should

Apr 1, 2022

Anti-war·World News

War in Ukraine: Why socialists don’t support sanctions

By Sonja Grusch, International Socialist Alternative In the face of the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian military, many are not only shocked, but ask themselves: what can we do to stop the aggression? The brutal attack by Putin’s regime affects everyone

Mar 30, 2022

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Plundering of Ukraine: Stunning change in US foreign policy

One year of war: Russian offensive begins as Ukraine war escalates

End war & militarisation – what does mobilisation in Russia mean for the war in Ukraine?

War in Ukraine: What can the labour movement do?

War and its consequences: Five months after the invasion of Ukraine

A brutal war of attrition – bloodshed in Ukraine continues

20 May: Day of international solidarity with Russian anti-War activists!

War in Ukraine, the new era and the crisis of capitalism

Ukraine War: Current stage of the war – the view from Russia

War in Ukraine: Why socialists don’t support sanctions

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