Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
To survive, Ukraine has no choice but to win a military victory. Victory over Russia, which is seriously affected by fascism. Russian workers can still prevent the worst-case scenario for their country by challenging Putinism. Whether this will be possible also depends on the mood in Ukraine, (...)
Today, when the war is in its third month and the entire Ukrainian nation has rallied to defend its homeland, it is important not to forget that this war has different dimensions. It is not only a war for independence, for our land, for the protection of our loved ones. It is also a war for the (...)
Are we now looking at a long war of attrition?
American Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin made a surprise visit to Kyiv on 19 April. Blinken announced a marked increase in US weapons deliveries to Ukraine’s army. “The strategy that we’ve put in place – massive (...)
The conflict in Ukraine Is a disaster for the poor of this planet.
In 1919, the renowned British economist John Maynard Keynes wrote The Economic Consequences of the Peace, a book that would prove controversial indeed.
In it, he warned that the draconian terms imposed on defeated Germany (...)
UN chief on sexual violence warns dozens of cases under investigation are ‘tip of the iceberg’
Men and boys are among the alleged victims of rape by Russian soldiers in Ukraine, where dozens of cases of sexual violence by the invading forces are already under investigation, UN and Ukrainian (...)
Over the span of several weeks, I have published a number of articles on the war in Ukraine and with reference to Ukraine in several others dealing with structural racism, fascism and the American political scene. I have forcefully supported Ukraine’s defensive war against Russia’s fully-fledged (...)
One of Ukraine’s most infamous traitors / disgraced clowns / political idiots is urging Putin to nuke Ukraine. Ilya Kyva, recently stripped of his Ukrainian parliament seat for his open support of the Russian invasion, has repeatedly hinted that Russia might use weapons of mass destruction (...)
TSS Platform: The war has been going on for more than two months and direct fighting have now shifted, at least temporarily, to specific areas. Can you tell us what is the situation from your activist perspective? How is Ukrainian society changing, and what spaces are left for social movement (...)
After February 24, as Ukraine was showered by deadly Russian missiles, employees faced an unprecedented crisis. Continuing to work became risky in every sense of the word. It was not difficult to predict the reaction of employers to the new challenges. According to business and human rights (...)
The Russian invasion of Ukraine which began on February 24 is not only the biggest armed conflict in Europe since 1945. It is the first attempt of this magnitude to redraw the map of Europe by force. And it is on the initiative of Russian imperialism, not second-rank powers like Turkey or (...)
Men under 65 are spending their days in hiding, leaving wives and sisters to take over their jobs
An aggressive draft campaign by the Russian-backed separatists who control parts of eastern Ukraine has emptied the area’s streets of military-age men, with many in hiding to avoid being sent to (...)
On April 10 the World Bank updated its GDP prognosis for Ukraine to state that the Russian invasion was to shrink Ukraine’s economy by 45% in 2022 alone.[1] But that is a very optimistic prognosis. As by March 29th, the country’s direct one-time losses due to the invasion already exceed $1 (...)
Oleksiy Arestovych, presidential adviser and key spokesperson for Ukraine at war, has a strange – some would say troubling – past
War brings out some unlikely heroes. Take Volodymyr Zelenskyi, former comedian turned president, who’s proved to be very adept at communicating with the Ukrainian (...)
Even before Russia rained terror on its cities, Ukraine was a poor country with limited economic sovereignty. Today, Ukraine’s creditors should free it of its debts, allowing it to rebuild on the basis of self-sufficiency and democratic choice.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has already forced (...)
Ukraine’s army and territorial defence have repelled the Russian army so far for three essential reasons: first, its regular army, territorial defence brigades and volunteer battalions have a stronger motivation and sense of purpose in defending their homeland than the invading Russian enemy; (...)
Ukraine’s resources are being stretched to their limit by military and humanitarian needs. Analysts say the country’s economy could be cut nearly in half this year.
After their gas was shut off, women and children in Ukraine took to gathering firewood or anything burnable to heat their homes. (...)
The recent sinking of the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet by Ukrainian Neptune missiles has forced the whole world to recognize Ukraine’s ability to develop, manufacture and effectively use the latest high-tech weapons
Leading political parties and figures associated with, in (...)
Colonisation appears to have superseded ‘denazification’ in Putin’s military goals for eastern Ukraine
Last week a familiar figure returned to the main square of the seaside town of Henichesk. Dressed in a three-piece suit, and sporting his familiar goatee and moustache, Vladimir Lenin was back (...)
The destruction of cities, civilian deaths and mass refugee flights in Ukraine under the murderous, unjustifiable and rapidly spreading Russian invasion — fueled by Vladimir Putin’s intention to eliminate Ukraine’s independent existence — has not yet touched the full depths of its terrorist (...)
Eric Toussaint interviewed by Sushovan Dhar
Sushovan Dhar: How much is the Ukrainian public debt and who are the main creditors?
Eric Toussaint: Ukraine’s external debt is about $130 billion, 80% of which is owed to the financial markets, half in the form of sovereign debt and the other half (...)
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