Resistance and Solidarity. The Left Volunteer Movement in the Russo-Ukrainian War
Before the full-scale war, the Ukrainian left movement was neither considered influential nor had a party or national representation, backboned by a strong community. However, the Russian invasion made leftists look for new contacts and approaches. Spokespeople of leftist and anarchist organizations elaborate on the experience of resistance during the round table Resistance and Solidarity: Ukrainian […]
International solidarity. How foreign leftists are helping Ukraine in the war
Since the beginning of the full-scale war, we have published numerous critical texts about those leftists who have got stuck in the past and keep seeing the war as just another confrontation between Western and Russian imperialism. Some adhere to this idea due to sincere beliefs; others simply choose a more comfortable position of not […]
Support Ukrainian Resistance and Disempower Fossil Capital
By Ilya Budraitskis, Oksana Dutchak, Harald Etzbach, Bernd Gehrke, Eva Gelinsky, Renate Hürtgen, Zbigniew Marcin Kowalewski, Natalia Lomonosova, Hanna Perekhoda, Denys Pilash, Zakhar Popovych, Philipp Schmid, Christoph Wälz, Przemyslaw Wielgosz and Christian Zeller On June 9, Heino Berg, Thies Gleiss, Jakob Schäfer, Matthias Schindler, Winfried Wolf published a detailed statement in Junge Welt in which […]
52 apartments for IDPs. The gap between housing policy and the shocks of war
Full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine caused an unprecedented housing crisis. More than hundred thousand homes were destroyed or damaged, millions of Ukrainians had to flee their homes. Housing policy did not manage to address the housing needs of internally displaced people. At the same time the crisis encouraged creation of new non-profit forms of tenancy […]
Refugee lessons. What Ukraine should adopt from European healthcare
Since the beginning of the war, more than 6 million people have been forced to flee, almost 5 of them are officially registered refugees abroad. For most, the experience of being a refugee is a shock and requires significant efforts in order to integrate in new conditions. It is known that a significant number of […]
Crise alimentaire: stop aux sanctions?
Le « tchernoziom » est un sol extrêmement fertile comportant un taux élevé de matière organique (5%) jusqu’à un mètre de profondeur, voire plus. Historiquement, ces « terres noires » ont donné à l’Ukraine sa réputation de « grenier à blé » de l’empire russe et de l’Europe. Dans le cadre de la mondialisation néolibérale, le grenier à blé est devenu […]
Positions of the global left over the abyss of imperialist escalation
It has been half a year since the Russo-Ukrainian full-scale war started. Apart from the events on the battlefield, there have been plenty of political discussions, particularly among the left. In this text, I try to summarize their main points and present arguments regarding the Russian invasion both as a specific issue and a part […]
Statement of Commons journal to the International Antiwar Assembly in Japan
The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine took many – including most Ukrainian leftists – by surprise. The long, unprecedented and ruthless aggression has led to chaotic reactions within the left political field. However, six months into the war, it is time to recognize that open and hidden opposition to Ukrainian resistance from many on the […]
Eastern Europe’s Tragedy. How the Spheres of Influence Policy Amplifies Reaction
Should the Left support the division of the world into imperialist spheres of influence? A year ago, the very posing of such a question would have surprised me, since the answer seems obvious: of course not. Unfortunately, the apparent sympathy with Russian aggression against Ukraine by many on the Western left has shown that this […]
Who stands with Ukraine in the long term? On the invisible labour of Ukrainian migrant communities
One of Warsaw’s major railway stations, working as an information point for Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion, was full of people. It was early May, and the crowds had shrunk as the number of those crossing the Polish-Ukrainian border had decreased. Yet, there was a dire need for volunteers speaking Ukrainian and Russian ready to provide […]
