The recent NATO summit revealed once again the arrogance, cynicism, and stinking hypocrisy of the western imperialists. For them, the Ukraine conflict is merely a means to crush Russia. And it is the workers of the world who are being asked to pay.

Contradictions are mounting for capitalism. The system is being thrown from one crisis to the next. Inflation, debt, and financial instability all threaten the world economy. A new slump looms. The only way out of this impasse is through revolution.

Following the aborted putsch by oligarch and mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, many are asking what the impact will be on the regime in Moscow and the war in Ukraine. The task of overthrowing Putin belongs to Russian workers and youth.