STATEMENT FROM UKRAINIAN SOCIALISTS January 15, 2022 https://countervortex.org/statement-from-ukrainian-socialists/
In recent decades, there has been a revival of Russian imperialism, which is now trying to get the US to redistribute spheres of influence in the world. The facts show that falling into the sphere of influence of Putin’s Russia does not bring any good to the people. Right now, Russian troops are in Kazakhstan with the aim of forcefully suppressing the popular uprising. These actions confirm the reactionary nature of the CSTO [Collective Security Treaty Organization], which was created not to protect countries from external aggression, but to strengthen the influence of the Kremlin and to protect unpopular regimes from revolutions. Russian troops in Kazakhstan also protect the interests of both American and British capitalists, who own a significant part of the oil industry in Kazakhstan.
Russia has played a similar role in the Belarusian protests. The Kremlin sent its propagandists to replace the striking media workers and announced the formation of a reserve of security officials to be sent to Belarus. Just like in the 19th century, when the Russian Empire was the gendarme of Europe, the Putin regime is now becoming the roadblock of social and political changes in the post-Soviet space—any social movement in this territory is forced to think about how not to become an irritant for the Kremlin.
We condemn the neoliberal and nationalist policies of the Ukrainian authorities, but they in no way justify the imperialist aggression of Russia.
Russia constantly accuses Ukraine of not fulfilling the political part of the Minsk agreements, but Russia itself constantly violates the security part of the agreements.