Links and articles from the last few days that you may find useful on the situation in the Ukraine.
News
Suhail Ilyas has a ‘Sunday morning’ round-up of a fast moving situation.- Alex Callinicos writes what I think is a level-headed analysis on the crisis.
- Alan Maass and Lee Suster summarise the threat of war in Crimea.
- Al Jazeera talks to Crimeans.
- The Guardian has a military info-graphic map for you.
- The Economist has interesting graphs and maps.
Statements
- Left Unity; “Against nationalism, corruption, privatisation and war“.
- The Greens call for restraint to avoid armed conflict.
- CND’s Kate Hudson writes a very clear piece on war is not the answer.
- The Economist “Fisk’s Stop the War” (original piece here). They have a point but could do with a brisk fisk themselves. Richard Seymour also wrote a response to StWC which is worth reading.
- As Russian anti-war activists are getting arrested LibCom has this statement from a group of revolutionary socialists.
- Also; Anti-war statements from the Russian left
Informed Speculation
- Paul Mason asks whether the crisis will push the West into an economic war with Russia.
- Malcolm Fraser (who was once Australian PM) says the West has to recognise its past mistakes to find a way out.
- Ben Judah explains why he thinks Russia no longer fears the West.
- Mark Ames says that everything you know about the Ukraine is wrong.
- Translation of interview with Russian socialist Ilya Budraitskis
- Over a week old now but this piece translated from the Italian; Ukraine can be explained without conspiracy theories.
- Owen Jones on the hypocrisy of the great powers.
Events
- Event in the Commons on the 10th March. Eyewitness to the crisis Volodymyr Ishchenko
- 12th March. International Socialist Network Ukraine: Revolution or Reaction?
Readers’ Suggestions since posting
- Polish article on Russian maneuvers (you’ll need translate)
- David Malone on who is playing for what.
- Civic solidarity suggests what NGOs can do.
- A couple of weeks ago but Luke Cooper writes in Red Pepper on Ukraine’s uncertain future.
- James Robertson calls for bringing class back into our analysis of the protests.
- AVPS asks what’s the end game for Ukraine?
- Volodymyr Ishchenko on the change of elites.
- Mike Marqusee says the British anti-war movement should stand with anti-war protesters in Russia.
Feel free to message me at the contact details below if you have other articles you think are worth reading. I will update this post for a few days but I won’t be attempting an ongoing comprehensive dossier, just a useful set of links as the situation unfolds.