International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine

Fighting for the Least Unjust Peace

Oleksandr Kyselov — 2025-12-11T12:16:09Z

Ukrainian leftists hope for an end to the war, but remain sceptical of the “peace deal” on offer.

- IVP611 - December 2025 / United States (USA), Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine Faces an Unbearable Choice

Oleksandr Kyselov — 2025-11-23T09:36:57Z

Exhausted by over three years of Russian attacks, Ukrainians are increasingly ready to accept unfair political compromises and harsh territorial concessions to end the war. Yet it's far from clear that this hard choice will actually bring lasting peace.

- IVP610 - November 2025 / Ukraine

The left's dilemma amid a crumbling world order: Prepare to fight or let others determine the outcome?

Oleksandr Kyselov — 2025-03-28T13:20:27Z

With a madman in the White House, all pretences have fallen away and raw power again reigns supreme. Trade wars, huge aid cuts, explicit demands to annex Greenland and depopulate Gaza — every new day brings forth another crisis that throws into question internationally recognised collective and individual rights and undermines global institutions that supposedly exist to defend them. Is this genuinely the world we were hoping for when we criticised the hypocrisy of the West? Is the internationalist left simply going to accept this new state of affairs?

- Features / United States (USA), Russia, Ukraine, Campism

Strength comes from within

Oleksandr Kyselov — 2024-11-05T09:13:15Z

“The root of our problems is that too often, the interest of those whose invisible work actually keeps the country running has been ignored. Hopefully, this time, we've learned the lesson. This is why “Sotsialnyi Rukh” publicly declares our readiness to cooperate with other forces to build a political movement that ensures the voice of the people is heard in the corridors of power. ”

- IV598 - November 2024 / Ukraine