Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by DUDIN Vitaliy
The minerals deal signed between Ukraine and the United States reflects US capital’s desire to gain unhindered access to Ukraine’s mineral resources. It also gives the US new leverage over Ukraine’s economic and political situation. In contrast, there are no obvious benefits for Ukraine, despite (…)
, by SHATSYLO Antonina
At the invitation of the French trade union organisation Solidaires, two representatives of the Ukrainian healthcare workers’ union Be like we are were in Paris on 1 May 2025 and took part in the trade union demonstration. We are publishing the statement made by Antonina Shatsylo, a member of Be (…)
, by GORBACH Denys
Interview with Denys Gorbach. A Franco-Ukrainian researcher, he teaches at Lund University (Sweden) and is the author of a thesis on the Ukrainian working class. He contributes to the Ukrainian activist website Spilne/Commons
Photo : Denys Gorbach What is the trade union landscape in (…)
, by LE TRÉHONDAT Patrick, VASYLETS Ihor
Since the start of the large-scale war, due to Russian bombing, more than 3,400 educational establishments have been damaged and 400 have been completely destroyed. Among them are many universities. In these establishments, the conditions for students to study are becoming increasingly (…)
, by Interfax - Ukraine, KPU (Ukraine), NOVAK Adam
Labour leaders and left activists have criticised the arrest of leaders of the labour organisations UkrProfTur and Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine (FPU), which they consider a politically motivated attack on labour and the left.
The FPU considers this an attempt “to discredit the most (…)
, by BUTKEVYCH Maksym, ERIZANU Paula
Journalist and human rights defender, Christian and anarchist, Maksym Butkevych joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 2022, after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In June 2022, he was taken prisoner by the Russians. In March 2023, Russia sentenced him to 15 years in prison for (…)
, by LIKHACHEV Vyacheslav
The staggering dynamics of Kyiv-Washington relations in recent weeks could easily leave an outside observer completely bewildered. The saga of imposing an exploitative agreement on natural resources, the unprecedented scene in the Oval Office, the freezing of aid to Ukraine, and the amicable (…)
, by DOTSENKO Yana, LA BOTZ Dan, VYNSKA Tanya
Two members of the Ukrainian feminist organization Bilkis, Tania Vynska and Yana Dotsenko, were in New York for the 69th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), the world’s largest conference on women, that took place at UN Headquarters from March 10 to 21, 2025. (…)
, by BRASCHAYKO Andrea
A month after the start of negotiations between Washington and Moscow, talks aimed at ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine saw a new development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between 23 and 25 March.
It was a private summit, mediated by the Saudis, with separate delegations for Russia and Ukraine, (…)
, by FUENTES Federico, PILASH Denys
Denys Pilash is a political scientist, member of the Ukrainian democratic socialist organisation Sotsialnyi Rukh (Social Movement) and editor of the left-wing journal Сommons. In this broad-ranging interview with Federico Fuentes for LINKS International Journal of Socialist Renewal, Pilash (…)
, by GORBACH Denys, PETITJEAN Clément, SABUROVA Daria
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, war returned to the borders of a European Union proud of having pacified much of the continent since World War II. The shifts in US policy since Donald Trump’s inauguration have placed the question of support for Ukraine and the outcome of (…)
We, the “Collectives of Solidarity”, call to fight for mutual aid against imperialistic and reactionary state or quasi-state politics.
We are now watching the US administration implement far-right policies and use Ukraine as a subject of trade in domestic politics. For Ukrainians, the freezing (…)
, by MONTGOMERY Scott L.
Critical minerals are in demand around the world for military, technology and other uses. A geoscientist shares what’s known about Ukraine’s reserves, which could help the country recover from war.
Ukraine’s mineral wealth has been a key factor in its negotiations with the U.S. as the two (…)
, by BARCA Francesca
What does it mean to be left-wing and find yourself facing an invasion that you didn’t choose or want, that forces you to revise your principles, while continuing to defend a more just society? A conversation in Kyiv with activists in the Ukrainian left.
Kyiv, February 2025. Andrii has (…)
, by LOMONOSOVA Nataliia
Care work is immensely valuable to society, yet for centuries, it has largely remained behind the scenes—hidden behind the closed doors of homes and social institutions. Globally, women and girls perform three-quarters of unpaid caregiving at home, and more than two-thirds of professional (…)
, by LOUÇÃ Francisco
Like Leopold, King of the Belgians in the late 19th century, Donald Trump sees Ukraine as his private backyard, which he can share with his friends, especially the super-oligarchs who surround him in the White House. Is Trump’s view of Ukraine’s riches any different? No, it isn’t.
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, by RAJI Munira
Ukraine’s minerals have become central to global geopolitics, with the US president, Donald Trump, seeking a deal with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky to access them. But what are these minerals exactly and why are they so sought after?
Hard rock spodumene ore, a commercially important (…)
, by Sotsialnyi Rukh (Social Movement) Ukraine
The predatory policies of the newly elected U.S. president make it impossible to establish a lasting peace for Ukrainians. Ukraine’s refusal to sign the mineral extraction agreement, designed to serve the interests of American capital, demonstrates the country’s determination to avoid colonial (…)
Since the beginning of modern historiography Ukrainian history has been treated differently to that of other countries. The ideological pressure of the occupying state USSR as well as hostile Russian and Polish diaspora organizations supported a biased approach towards Ukrainian history, (…)
, by Be Like Us (formerly Be Like Nina)
Medical staff suffering from Russian bombing at their place of work are entitled to compensation not only under the general procedure in accordance with the law “On Compulsory State Social Insurance”, but also in accordance with the law "On one-off financial assistance for damage to life and (…)
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