Ukraine’s Fight for Self-Determination: Three Years of Resistance Against Russian Imperialism

February 24th marks the third anniversary of Russia’s imperialist invasion of Ukraine. Ever since, the Ukrainian state and its working people have resisted and fought for their self-determination. While they received support from the US and Europe, it came with a price tag of debt and neoliberal restructuring, and now the new Trump administration has suspended aid and aims to strike a peace deal with Russia behind Ukraine’s back. Join us for this panel on war, resistance, and the future of Ukraine.***Please note: This discussion was recorded on February 24, 2025.***Speakers:Denys Pilash is a political scientist, an activist with the Ukrainian democratic socialist organization Social Movement (Sotsialnyi Rukh) and is on the editorial board of Commons: Journal of Social Criticism.Grusha Gulaeva is the managing editor of Russian socialist and anti-war website, Posle Media.Howie Hawkins is a retired Teamster in Syracuse, New York. A member of the Green Party, Solidarity, and the Ukraine Solidarity Network, he was the Green Party’s presidential candidate in 2020. He visited Georgia and Ukraine in October and November 2024.Suzi Weissman, Professor Emeritus of Russian Politics, Saint Mary's College of CA, sits on the Editorial Boards of Critique and Against the Current, author of Victor Serge, A Political Biography, broadcasts Beneath the Surface on KPFK and podcasts Jacobin Radio.This event is sponsored by Haymarket Books and Ukraine Solidarity Network.