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Another reply on Ukraine, war and class war

A continuation of a debate over anarchist positions on Ukraine that previously ran on It's Going Down:

It’s good to see that my article on Ukraine and anti-war/class war positions has provoked a few responses, and I hope that discussion will continue elsewhere. By this point, the most important arguments have probably been made, so there’s a danger that diminishing returns and petty point-scoring might set in; but for what it’s worth, here’s a few comments on the two responses.

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Антти Раутиайнен

Presentation in Apertus squat of Agrinion, Greece, 21 of June 2025. Presentation in English, translation to Greek. Ελληνική περίληψη μετά το αγγλικό κείμενο του ιστολογίου. Listen on Spotify  Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, domestic anti-war...

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Антти Раутиайнен

Shortly after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Putin outlined five goals for his war: Ukraine’s non-alignment with NATO; a change in Ukraine’s government; a severe limitation of Ukraine’s defence capacity; the seizure of Ukrainian territory (with international recognition...

1 year ago