Washington is funnelling further arms to Ukraine, hoping to prolong the war and advance their own imperialist interests. Cynical talk of ‘defending democracy’ and ‘self-determination’ is just propaganda, designed to conceal their true aims.

The liberal establishment are breathing a sigh of relief that their man – Emmanuel Macron – has won a second term as French President. His re-election, however, will mean further attacks on workers and youth, and further intense class struggles.

Joe Attard analyses the 2022 French Elections, putting forward the positions that Marxists should stand for complete class independence, voting for neither Macron nor Le Pen.