Liberal supporters of Ukraine have recently attacked the IMT for openly defending our position on the war. While some ‘lefts’ happily side with their own ruling class, we proudly stand in the Marxist tradition of class-based internationalism.

After months of build up, the much-heralded Ukrainian offensive has begun. Alan Woods discusses the prospects for this latest military campaign, the propaganda of western imperialism, the perspectives for the war, and the task of the Marxists.

Tensions between the major powers are heightening. The rise of China and the relative decline of US imperialism are creating a new – unstable – balance of forces in world relations. Communists must fight for international socialist revolution.