In Ukraine, opportunist ‘left’ adapts to fascism

By Union Borotba (Struggle) Recently two events were held in Kiev to unite the left. First was the creation of the “Left Opposition” coalition of the Communist Party of Ukraine (KPU, led by Peter Simonenko) and the Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine (PSPU, led by Natalia Vitrenko). Second was the founding congress of the “Social Movement” party. […]

New York protest says: Stop U.S. proxy wars from Yemen to Donbass

By Greg Butterfield Outside the New York studios of CNN June 13, hundreds of people had the opportunity to hear truth about U.S. wars and interventions around the world that they don’t get from mainstream media outlets. The occasion was a rally and speak-out against U.S. proxy wars around the world and President Obama’s plans […]

African American congressman exposes U.S. support for neo-Nazis in Ukraine

By Greg Butterfield Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, a veteran of the civil rights movement and longtime member of the Congressional Black Caucus, has introduced amendments to the 2015 Defense Appropriations Act to block the training of Ukraine’s fascist Azov Battalion and prevent the transfer of shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, known by the acronym MANPADS, to […]

Kiev violated ceasefire 544 times in last three weeks: Donetsk FM

Appeal to the heads of the Normandy Quartet from the Foreign Ministry of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) on Ukraine’s non-compliance with the Minsk agreement June 12: Despite the Declaration in support of a set of measures to implement the Minsk agreement signed by the members of the Normandy Quartet [France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine], in […]

Communist Andrei Sokolov faces trial in Ukraine

By Victor Shapinov Important! Help spread the word. Communist Andrei Sokolov is on trial in Ukraine. He faces 8 to 15 years in prison for volunteer work in Donetsk. Political prisoner Andrei Sokolov According to lawyer Vitaly Dovzhenkova, a hearing is scheduled Friday, June 12, in Berdyansk, Ukraine, on charges against Russian citizen Andrei Sokolov […]

Borotba’s Victor Shapinov on Kiev’s ‘one-sided negotiations’ with Donbass

By Dmitry Rodionov Political analyst Victor Shapinov points out that Kiev has repeatedly demonstrated that it wants to negotiate only on its own terms. Victor Shapinov: Kiev leads “one-sided” negotiations, relying solely on Western governments to put pressure on the Kremlin, and it, in turn, to put pressure on the People’s Republics to accept surrender. This is not […]

Washington, Kiev open new military attack on Donbass republics

By Greg Butterfield June 8 – Ukraine’s far-right government, backed by Washington, launched a new military offensive against the independent Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics on the night of June 2-3. The Donbass people’s militia responded quickly, first sending Kiev’s forces scurrying in panic, and now digging in for the hard battle for control of […]

Komsomol revived in Donetsk People’s Republic

In Donetsk, the constituent congress of the Lenin Communist Youth League (LKSM) of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) was held June 7. According to the deputy of the National Soviet Boris Litvinov, the proposal to establish the Komsomol was made six months ago. “After that, the initiative group was formed from different cities of the […]

Pyotr Biryukov: We won’t let anyone make a circus out of Mozgovoi’s death

Interview by Alexander Krot After the tragic death of Commander Alexei Mozgovoi, I asked a number of questions to his deputy and commander of the Volunteer Communist Detachment of the Ghost Brigade, Pyotr Biryukov — call sign “Arkadich.” Alexander Krot: Pyotr Abramovich, there are several theories about the perpetrators behind Commander Mozgovoi’s death. The first […]

Right Sector threatens anti-war protesters outside U.S. Embassy in Kiev

By Yuri Kot Right Sector guards United States Embassy June 3: Today at 12:00, 1,000 protesters gathered at the Embassy of the United States to demand an end to inciting war and killing people in Donbass! Slogans: – United States — shame!– No U.S. weapons to Ukraine!– United States kills Donbass! People chanted “shame!” and […]