Russia

I recently noted that the argument that the imperialist sanctions and boycotts of Russian energy was a primary cause of inflation, was false. I have also, however, noted, consistently, that those same sanctions and boycotts, did result in…

A month ago, I noted that western countries have been pouring money and weapons into Ukraine at an astronomical rate, and, yet, the much hyped Spring counter-offensive never happened, and the Summer offensive launched has been a very timid…

The US is to supply cluster bombs to Ukraine, despite them being banned by more than 100 countries, and despite the US describing their previous use by Russia as a war crime, though its used them itself, as has Ukraine. The war is following…

According to Ukrainian President Zelensky, Russia had placed explosives on the reactors of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, which for months has been under Russian control, and with Russian troops stationed there. But, the IAEA inspectors at the plant have found no such…

Prigorzhin’s rebellion started out like a Wagnerian opera, but immediately turned to farce. Like an opera, it was full of costume and backgrounds, overblown grand gestures, and a lot of unintelligible noise. But, even as the Valkyrie, began their ride, their horses were pulled…

Its hard to know the details and nuances of the rebellion by Prigozhin’s Wagner group of mercenaries, but for Marxists, it makes no difference whatsoever to the general evaluation of the NATO/Ukraine-Russia war as an inter-imperialist war that is reactionary on…