US imperialism’s plan to weaken Russia through the Ukraine war and sanctions backfired. Today, Russia’s economy and arms industry has massively strengthened to the point where it is significantly outproducing the combined forces of Europe.
The recent meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska has been met with a chorus of condemnation by the leaders of Europe. In this article, Alan Woods cuts through the propaganda in the media, and gives a Marxist analysis of the events in Ukraine.
With the Ukraine war well into its third year, a Russian victory is inescapable. Trump is trying to secure a deal in order for US imperialism to withdraw, but the European leaders are desperately dragging out this bloody conflict, for their own cynical, imperialist ends.
Western leaders like Macron and Starmer have been blindsided by last week’s Oval Office clash, which came after weeks of slavishly courting Trump’s favour. In this article, Alan Woods analyses the seismic shifts in world relations which led to this event.
Last Friday, an unprecedented argument took place in the Oval Office between Trump and Zelensky in front of the world’s media. The event exposed the real relations between the two countries, one between master and servant. Jorge Martín here examines the event and its implications.
In a matter of weeks, President Trump has upended the decades-old ‘western alliance’. With US-Russia relations opening up, European powers have been left in the eye of the storm, carrying enormous social and political implications.
Starmer has followed his American masters and allowed Ukraine to fire British-French missiles into Russian territory. This reckless move will have no bearing on the outcome of the war, other than prompting greater retaliation from Russia. We say, down with the warmongers!
Alan Woods explains why, in the dying days of Biden’s presidency, ‘Genocide Joe’ has decided to arm Volodymyr Zelensky with long range ballistic missiles, and what this means for the war.
From Washington to London, Kyiv to Tel Aviv – the war drums are banging ever louder, as the western imperialists and their henchmen look to prolong and escalate the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. We say: down with all the warmongers!
For the last fortnight, the western capitalist press has been hollering about the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk, Russia, with hyperbolic talk that this could be a turning point in the war. In reality, Zelensky’s reckless move is set to backfire.
Western imperialism is facing defeat in Ukraine. But unable to accept this, the warmongers in Washington and Kyiv are resorting to ever-more desperate measures – fuelling further instability for the global economy and world relations.
Last Friday, the world was horrified by reports of an appalling massacre at a packed concert venue in Moscow. Alan Woods uncovers the murky circumstances surrounding this brutal attack, and which forces might have been involved.