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An urgent need to end the brutal and bloody war of attrition in Ukraine
NEU United Left explains why conference should call for a ceasefire and negotiations
HOPE DIES LAST: Children at a soccer training session in a Kyiv park, Ukraine, on Wednesday, March 27

THE war in Ukraine grinds on, having long ago reached a WWI-type standstill. Casualties are now estimated at over 500,000.

The second anniversary of Russia’s illegal and unjustified invasion saw Ukrainian forces withdraw from Avdiivka, only 10 miles from Donetsk city.

From a pre-war population of about 31,000, the town has been depopulated and left in ruins.

Peace talks scuppered

How do we respond?

A proxy war

New militarism

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