Western alarm as Russia makes gains in Ukraine proxy war
The two-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine was marked by the Russian capture of the strategically important Ukrainian city of Avdiivka.
US still backing Ukraine proxy war despite bloody cost
Even with the war in Ukraine stuck at a bloody impasse, the US and NATO are determined to keep the killing going to further their own interests in a proxy war with Russia.
US and NATO prolonging a bloody stalemate in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has become a bloody stalemate that continues only because both Russia and the US are pouring in weapons to continue the killing.
West digs in behind bloody proxy war in Ukraine
The Western coalition behind Ukraine has started to falter after the failure of its much-anticipated counter-offensive.
Ukraine counter-offensive facing failure as bloodshed continues
Despite the failure of the Ukrainian counter-offensive, both NATO and Russia are intent on continuing a war of attrition no matter the cost.
Mass casualties in Ukraine counter-offensive as West feeds the war
Over two months into the much vaunted Ukrainian counter-offensive there has been no serious movement of the front lines.
Rebellion shakes Putin but Ukraine’s offensive stalled
The aborted rebellion in June by Yevgeny Prigozhin exposed fractures in Putin’s regime. But this could easily make the war in Ukraine even more dangerous as Western escalation continues.
Ukraine counter-offensive will deliver months of bloodshed
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed that his country’s long-awaited counter-offensive is under way.
Pentagon leaks confirm Ukraine is a dangerous proxy war
The US and NATO have stepped up weapons deliveries to Ukraine further, aiming to prepare it for a highly anticipated spring counter-offensive.
Bloody proxy war in Ukraine continues to escalate
The longer the war drags on, the more deaths there will be and the greater the nuclear threat, either from a desperate Russia in the face of looming defeats, or indirectly from fighting around nuclear power plants.
Ukraine war set to grind on as US and Russia dismiss negotiations
Russia has suffered a further defeat in Ukraine, withdrawing from Kherson, the only regional capital that Russian forces successfully occupied since their invasion earlier this year.
War in Ukraine risks spiralling out of control
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has moved to escalate the war in Ukraine after a series of battlefield defeats that have seen Ukraine take back significant territory.
Dangerous new chapter in Ukraine war
The bloody war in Ukraine has taken a new turn as Ukrainian forces equipped with US-supplied weaponry have routed Russian forces south-east of Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city.
Sanctions: a double-edged weapon of imperialist war
Sanctions are a cruel weapon of war. But the imperialist powers that impose them can also face unintended consequences. David Glanz looks at a new book that explores the history of sanctions.
An imperialist alliance: NATO’s bloody history
NATO is an instrument of US imperialist policy, not a defensive alliance, argues Adam Adelpour.
US and NATO push for drawn-out proxy war in Ukraine
The US and NATO are waging an increasingly open, long-term proxy war against Russia in Ukraine.
The West prepared to let Ukraine horror drag on
Instead of leaping at the possibility for negotiations in Ukraine, our leaders made it clear that they want the war to go on.
How war can lead to revolution
The horrors of war have produced numerous revolts at home—that have ended wars, toppled dictatorships and put a fight for radical change on the agenda, argues Tom Orsag.
Ukraine government’s Nazi links don’t make Putin an anti-fascist
Ukraine has a significant Nazi and far-right nationalist movement. But before the invasion there was no evidence it enjoyed widespread support.
Sanctions on Russia will punish ordinary people, not Putin
Western powers have imposed crippling economic sanctions against Russia over the invasion of Ukraine.
How NATO and the West fuelled the war in Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been bloody and brutal. But the path to war began long before Russian tanks crossed the Ukrainian border.
Ukraine war product of imperialism of both Putin and the West
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a brutal piece of imperialism. But NATO and the US also share the blame for the conflict.
No war in Ukraine: Russian troops out, NATO out
Solidarity says that Russia should withdraw its troops and halt the attacks. NATO must pull back, too. The Australian government should stop fanning the flames by providing Ukraine “non-lethal” military equipment.
