United Communists of Europe

In this article, we analyse the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, arguing that it is a conflict driven by imperialist rivalry, competing bourgeoisie factions, and broader capitalist realignment.      The war is essentially caused by NATO’s eastward expansion, which triggered Russia to take action to take control of its westward border. By foregrounding the class interests that influence state policies and military interventions, it can be demonstrated how both the US and the Russian Federation perceive Ukraine as a strategic lever for securing energy pipelines, arms markets, and spheres of influence. Due to this the Russia–Ukraine war should be understood not as a struggle between a revanchist Russia and a besieged nation but as a clash between a semi peripheral capitalist country (Russia) and the US led imperialist encroachment of NATO over the former Soviet Republics and parts of Europe. According to our analysis, Russia does not meet Lenin’s definition of finance-capital-dom...

Because our Unity Statement is the basis for membership in the United Communists of Europe, we provide a short summary here that highlights the main points of unity of our organisation. This document is meant to help those who are interested clearly identify the primary political positions of the United Communists of Europe .  Necessity of a socialist revolution . The contradictions of capitalism have made all attempts to reform capitalist society impossible. Instead of participating in campaigns–whether electoral or social–to improve existing conditions, our organisation unites revolutionaries and prepares the subjective forces for socialist revolution. If workers manage to win higher wages through strike actions, we will not oppose them. Rather, we will point out that such victories do nothing to abolish the contradiction between capital and labour, which can only be overcome through a socialist revolution. Workers need to make a socialist revolution if they are really going to t...