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Evacuation of students in Ukraine

No longer a gendarme for the West: Simon Pirani on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Matthew N Lyons

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How should western leftists respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? How do we best oppose imperialist aggression and systemic violence in a situation that defies simple narratives? How do we navigate between Kremlin-inspired propaganda and anti-Russian hysteria, or between the “anti-imperialist” and “anti-Nazi” pretensions of a right-wing authoritarian capitalist aggressor and the “pro-democracy” claims of critics who routinely support brutal repression and mass murder? From a three way fight perspective, the Russia-Ukraine war presents special challenges because it’s a situation where fascists—and claims of antifascism—have played significant—but also significantly different—roles on both sides.

Summary of solidarity actions for Ukrainian and Russian anti-fascists 24th-26th of May

Three Way Fight

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from the Russian antifascist Autonomous Action website, Автономное Действие 24th and 25th of May were declared as “international days of action for Ukrainian and Russian anti-fascists” (see call here: http://www.avtonom.org/index.php?nid=2527), eventually actions were reported in 5 ...