Ukraine: The pivot of future relations between Trump and Putin

Guest commentary by Alberto Fazolo, Contropiano February 2: Trump and Putin have the same problem: they would like to be fully recognized as legitimate actors in international politics. It has always been assumed that the U.S. president is considered a priori and uncritically as a great statesman (with the exception of Bush Jr.). Just think […]

Anticlericalism 2017: Against the transfer of historic sites to church coffers

Anticlericalism 2017: Stand up against obscurantism and greed of the churchmen The “Anticlericalism 2017” rally was held in St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia, on February 5 at the monument to N.G. Chernyshevsky, dedicated to the anniversary of the adoption of the Soviet Government Decree on the separation of church from state and school from church. Photos: […]

Ukraine escalates war in Donbass while Trump regime condemns ‘Russian aggression’

By Greg Butterfield, Workers WorldIn late January and early February, Donetsk and Lugansk faced their worst wartime conditions in nearly two years, as the U.S.-backed Ukrainian government of President Petro Poroshenko escalated terror-bombing of homes, schools, hospitals, and essential services in the capital city of Donetsk and all along the front line. At the same […]

Lugansk Communists honor Red Army leader Kliment Voroshilov

Today, February 4, 2017, the birthday of the K.E. Voroshilov, Lugansk Communists laid flowers at the monument to their famous countryman. Source Translated by Greg Butterfield

Moldova: New anti-oligarchy protest breaks out in capital

Call to Chisinau residents for solidarity march against corruption and dictatorship On social media, calls spread to come out on the evening of February 3 to the monument of Stefan cel Mare [Stefan the Great, a national symbol of Moldova] on a “March of Solidarity against Corruption and Dictatorship.” Among those supporting the call for […]

Trump, Poroshenko: Stop bombing Donbass! U.S. out of Ukraine

February 3: We stand in solidarity with our sisters and brothers, comrades and friends who are currently under fire from the fascist junta in Kiev and their imperialist backers in Washington and Europe. Victory to the defenders of Donetsk and Lugansk! Stop the war against the Donbass republics! From Russell Bonner Bentley (”Texas”), U.S. member […]

Protest in Novosibirsk, Russia: Loosen the tariff noose!

On January 28, a rally was held in Novosibirsk, Siberia, against rising tariffs for housing and utility services. The protest was triggered by the unprecedented 15-percent increase in tariffs for hot water. Novosibirsk, Jan. 28, 2017.Photos: OKP The action was organized by the local committee “For the Rights of Pensioners,” with active participation from the […]

New Communist Movement condemns Ukraine’s escalation of hostilities in Donbass

February 1: The New Communist Movement condemns the criminal Kiev regime’s disruption of the agreements reached in the framework of the peace negotiations and the start of new hostilities, leading to the deaths of residents and defenders of Donbass and ordinary Ukrainians forcibly drafted into this senseless and bloody slaughter. We also oppose the treacherous […]

The blood of Donbass is now on Trump’s hands

Russian translation available at the website “Lugansk Comments” January 31, 2017 Donetsk and Lugansk are again under fierce attack from the U.S.-funded and -armed Ukrainian junta. Civilians and troops are being killed again in greater numbers near the front line as the Ukrainian fascists and military try to advance. Apartment complex in Donetsk shelled by […]

Donetsk activists honor victims of fascism on Holocaust Memorial Day

January 27: On International Holocaust Memorial Day, participants in the “Red Carnation” film club visited memorial sites in Donetsk and placed flowers at the Monument to the Victims of Fascism and the Holocaust memorial. Photos: Svetlana Licht The Monument to the Victims of Fascism is located near the Palace of Culture of Metallurgists (Leninsky District, […]