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Noam Chomsky: US Military Escalation Against Russia Would Have No Victors

An interview with Noam Chomsky, by C.J. Polychroniou for Truthout (o1/03/2022). Russia’s invasion of Ukraine took much of the world by surprise. It is an unprovoked and unjustified attack that will go down in history as one of the major … Continue reading

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The View from Ukraine, the View from Russia

From the CrimethInc. collective (05/03/2022), an exile from Donbas and a protester in Russia tell their stories. To help people understand what is taking place in Ukraine and Russia, we present accounts from anarchists in both countries. In the first, … Continue reading

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Leo Tolstoy: The moral corruption of patriotism

Thoughts born of a protest march in solidarity with Ukraine … “Patriotism as a feeling of exclusive love for one’s own people, and as a doctrine of the virtue of sacrificing one’s tranquillity, one’s property, and even one’s life, in … Continue reading

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The war in Ukraine: Mucho Macho

A reflection on the machismo or the masculism of war, by Sarah Babiker, for El Salto Diario (27/02/2022) … I know that this outburst, outside the framework of geopolitics, devoid of the contextualisation of historical background, economic interests, or international … Continue reading

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Russian Anarchists on the Invasion of Ukraine

From the CrimethInc. Collective (26/02/2022) … As the Russian invasion of Ukraine proceeds, anarchists throughout Russia continue to mobilize in protest, joininng thousands of other Russians. Here, we publish two statements from longtime Russian anarchist projects that offer some analysis … Continue reading

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Against Militarism and War: For self-organised struggle and social revolution

International Anarchist Statement A proclamation by Russian President, Vladimir Putin, gave the green light for Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine. Putin claims that Russia’s act of war against Ukraine is aimed at supporting the Russian-occupied Crimea and the Donetsk and … Continue reading

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Russia and Ukraine: Grassroots Resistance to Putin’s Invasion

From the CrimethInc. collective (24/02/2022) … In this hasty update, we review some of today’s efforts to resist the Russian invasion of Ukraine—from both Russians within the repressive conditions of Russian society and Ukrainians experiencing the full force of military … Continue reading

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Against War

Soldier! The Enemy is in Minsk, not Kiev! (Pramen, 21/02/2022) Putin, with his imperialist ambitions, threatens to invade Ukraine. Lukashenko is ready to support his Kremlin master by sending Belarusian soldiers to war in another country. The attempts to pump … Continue reading

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Against Annexations and Imperial Aggression

A Statement from Russian Anarchists against Russian Aggression in Ukraine (Published in English by the CrimethInc. Collective and Libcom.org) Yesterday, on February 21, an extraordinary meeting of the Russian Security Council was held. As part of this theatrical act, Putin … Continue reading

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If only there was no war?

From Pramen, Anarchism in Belarus (28/01/2022) … After the Russian occupation of Crimea and the deployment of troops on the territory of Donbass, part of the Belarusian opposition decided to give up trying to get rid of Lukashenko. The fear … Continue reading

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