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The US repeatedly blocked peace in Ukraine — is it rethinking its strategy yet?
In 2022 the West insisted on bleeding Russia — and Ukraine — as much as possible. Now that ‘victory’ has disappeared from its rhetoric, pressure for a truce deal seems likely, write JOHN WOJCIK and CJ ATKINS
NEEDLESS MISERY: The family of Yuriy Anisimov, a Ukrainian flight engineer, cry during a funeral ceremony near Poltava, September 2023
Trade unionists are mobilising to support Cuban workers and public services, amid escalating US pressure on the socialist island. RONAN OGILVY explains
The defence secretary’s resignation reveals not a split over principle but a dispute over pace of military spending, as Britain’s political Establishment unites behind deeper Nato commitments, argues NICK WRIGHT
The ceasefire may have halted the fighting for now, but years of economic warfare and recent military attacks have left millions of Iranians facing hardship and uncertainty, says Codir’s RUBEN BRETT
The struggle for Palestinian freedom has become a defining issue for everyone committed to justice, democracy and peace, says PETER LEARY ahead of the Stop the War International Conference on Saturday
Unison director of organising KEVIN LUCAS explains the Organising to Win strategy, its successes to date and key tests on the union’s horizon
ARE the US and its Nato allies beginning to rethink their strategy for the war in Ukraine? Officially, the US continues to stand in lockstep behind President Volodymyr Zelensky, with President Joe Biden pushing for over $60 billion in new weaponry and other aid for Ukraine as part of his recent $105bn war budget request that included Israel and Taiwan.
Other signs, however, suggest US policy regarding the war may actually be in deep trouble.
The head of Zelensky’s faction in the Ukrainian parliament, Davyd Arakhamia (aka David Braun), is openly expressing worries that Kiev’s Washington benefactor is losing interest. Stepping up his anti-semitic rhetoric, Arakhamia says Ukraine’s dependency on the US and a lack of strategy are impediments to resolving his country’s conflict with Russia.
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