Ukraine

[This is a shorter, more conjunctural,piece and is best read alongside the article, The War Over Ukraine: A Class Perspective, written at the outset of the war. https://www.blakdwarf.org/post/the-war-over-ukraine-a-class-perspective  ]    As Washington and Moscow sit down to discuss the carve-up of Ukraine, the 3-year long war appears to be coming to an inglorious finale.  Whether or not Trump and Putin can stitch together a solution which will hold together remains to be se

As Russian forces penetrate deeper into Ukrainian territory, they are encountering a much fiercer resistance than anticipated. A large part of that is due to the determination of the Ukranian people to resist the invaders and defend their sovereignty. As they do so they are finding significant allies amongst the Russian people who oppose their rulers’ war of conquest. The world it seems is on their side in a simple but just cause. But is that the case? Has NATO, and the Weste

The Russian military invasion of Ukraine has begun. The war of words, diplomatic shenanigans and military preparations are over. Already, the invaders are on the doorsteps of the Ukrainian parliament. A Russian military victory seems inevitable. However, the people of Ukraine, who rose up against the pro-Kremlin regime of Viktor Yanukovych, will not passively accept a puppet government led by the likes of the Ukrainian oil millionaire and Putin ally, Viktor Medvedchuk. Mean