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Statement by Radical Socialist India.

“The reason for this military operation is Putin’s imperial ambitions. His government wants to subdue the Ukrainian people, who do not support an authoritarian dictatorship.”

Statement by the Executive Bureau of the Fourth International, 30 January 2022.

The current unprecedented escalation around Ukraine has been the culmination of a " New Cold War" growing between Russia and the "collective West" (represented by the US, NATO and the EU leadership) since 2014. The objective that Putin’s Russia has invariably declared in this confrontation is to create a new world architecture in which there will be not one sovereign (the US), but many sovereigns, each of which will be assigned certain "spheres of interest".

“In these circumstances, our party is grateful for the national and international solidarity that has continued to pour in since the announcement of the decision to suspend the PST and considers it an indispensable lever against repression and authoritarianism.”

“The war in Donbas has claimed the lives of thousands and forced millions of people to leave their homes. The threat of escalation hangs over Ukraine like the sword of Damocles and greatly narrows the scope of progressive politics. The future of the socialist movement in Ukraine depends on international solidarity.”

There has been a rapid and strong response to the circulation of this Kazakhstan solidarity statement. Very close to 200 signatures in almost 40 countries were collected in the space of just two days, with many prominent individuals and organisations.

This joint statement by socialist organizations of Russia was made on 6 January 2022.

This statement was published by the Socialist Movement of Kazakhstan on 6 January 2022.

Statement of the Revolutionary Peoples’ Army –National Operational Command on the murder of Comrade Tripon/Jojo.