Not Only for Ukraine: How Russia’s Subjugated Peoples Are Fighting the Empire
Russian propaganda tries to present the war as a confrontation between “Russia and Ukraine”. But among those fighting on Ukraine’s side are people for whom Moscow is not simply a […]
My enemy’s enemy
How Ukrainians and Russia’s ethnic minority groups are making common cause in opposing Russian imperialism
Estonia scrambled fighter jets over drone flying towards Narva
On the night of 1 September, two drones near Estonia’s border with Russia posed a potential threat to the country’s airspace. NATO fighter jets were scrambled to intercept the targets. […]
The Baltics Without Moscow: How the Former Soviet Periphery Is Building Its Own Security System
For Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, independence from Moscow is no longer merely a political fact. It means building their own security system so that Russia cannot return them to the […]
21 Strikes in One Month: Russia Faces a Systemic Vulnerability of Its Oil Empire
In August, Ukraine carried out at least 21 strikes against Russian oil refineries, a monthly record in the current campaign. Several major facilities were forced to halt or reduce operations, […]
The War Returns to the Imperial Centre: Why a Weaker Russia Is a Chance for Subjugated Nations
Ukraine is increasingly striking Russia’s military and energy infrastructure. On the night of 30 August, Ukrainian forces hit facilities used to store and launch attack drones, a military airfield in […]
Why are the people of Sakha talking about secession from Russia? An interview with Raisa Zubareva
In a new interview, Ruslan Gabbasov discusses the most pressing issues with Raisa Zubareva, leader of the Sakha independence movement and founder of the Free Yakutia Foundation. How have Yakutia […]
Anti-War Initiatives Led by Indigenous Peoples in Russia are Inherently Anti-Colonialist
Anti-war movements in Russia immediately appeared at the onset of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Notably, these initiatives were and are, by and large, driven by preexisting feminist organisations (The Social […]
The Telegraph: Russia launches wave of sabotage attacks on weapons factories in Europe
Russia has launched a new wave of attacks on weapons factories in Europe, recruiting members of local criminal gangs and testing NATO’s response. Source: The Telegraph with reference to Western intelligence sources, […]
An Empire Controls More Than Territories: It Seeks to Control the Voice of Nations
The Russian imperial system has always needed more than territorial control. It has needed control over people, memory, resources and education — and ultimately over the very right of nations […]
Congratulations from the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (Banderites) on the Independence Day of Ukraine
Dear friends! Ukraine celebrates the 35th anniversary of the Day of Restoration of Independence of our State. 24 August 1991 became a turning point in modern history, the day […]
Russia has started importing gasoline: Ukrainian strikes are hitting the resource base of the imperial war
Russia, one of the world’s largest exporters of oil and petroleum products, is forced to import gasoline for its own domestic market. This is not just another economic problem for […]