Ukraine, Russia, Palestine and Israel: some facts A briefing note produced in response to a request from trade union comrades Ukraine Solidarity Campaign is not about defending the policies or stances of the Ukrainian government, on either domestic or foreign affairs. We organise with trade unions and the left in Ukraine to oppose their government’s right-wing policies; this includes left-wing activists who last year organised pro-Palestine demonstrations in Ukraine…

Ukraine, Russia, Palestine and Israel: some facts

A briefing note produced in response to a request from trade union comrades Ukraine Solidarity Campaign is not about defending the policies or stances of the Ukrainian government, on either domestic or foreign affairs. We organise with trade unions…

UNISON Health conference recognises contribution of Ukrainian refugees in health and social care and calls for secure settlement status The 2026 Health Service Group conference of UK public union UNISON (13-15 April, UNISON), representing over 400,000 NHS and other health workers across the UK, passed the following motion, proposed by Ulster Community and Hospitals Trust UNISON. We look forward to working with UNISON Health activists and the UNISON Members for Ukraine network to implement and build on this policy in the months ahead.

UNISON Health conference recognises contribution of Ukrainian refugees in health and social care and calls for secure settlement status

The 2026 Health Service Group conference of UK public union UNISON (13-15 April, UNISON), representing over 400,000 NHS and other health workers across the UK,…

Russia’s Lie Machine Fans Flames of Odessa ‘Massacre’ Seven years on, Russian state propaganda continues to exploit tragedy in Ukraine.

This article by Halya Coynash explains how Russia has promoted a grotesquely distorted version of events in Odesa in 2014. The distortion has gone even further on the UK "left", with laughable suggestions that pro-Russian activists who died were trade unionists.

cepa.org/article/russ...

OBITUARY: PETER DUNCAN (1951–2026) Founding Member of the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign Peter Duncn on right at a meeting of Ukraine Solidarity Campaign in Parliament Obituary: Peter Duncan (1951–2026) Founding Member of the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of our friend, comrade, and founding member of the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, Peter “Pete” Duncan, who has died aged 72.

OBITUARY: PETER DUNCAN (1951–2026)

Founding Member of the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign Peter Duncn on right at a meeting of Ukraine Solidarity Campaign in Parliament Obituary: Peter Duncan (1951–2026) Founding Member of the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign It is with deep sadness that we announce the…

An open letter to UK Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy Ukraine Solidarity Campaign has sent the following to UK Deputy Prime Minister and Labour MP for Tottenham David Lammy. Dear David, On 13 April you tweeted a photo with US Vice President JD Vance, saying: “Great to catch up with my friend @JDVance today in DC following his talks in Pakistan. “It is vital that the ceasefire continues and we get shipping flowing freely again through the Straits of Hormuz.

An open letter to UK Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy

Ukraine Solidarity Campaign has sent the following to UK Deputy Prime Minister and Labour MP for Tottenham David Lammy. Dear David, On 13 April you tweeted a photo with US Vice President JD Vance, saying: “Great to catch up with my friend…

Last night Russia bombarded Ukraine again. 14 people death, many injured. Kiyv, Odessa... Civilian buildings (homes, shopping mall...) and infrastructure

War crimes.

Our #solidarity remains strong with the Ukrainian workers and people

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The (huge) problem with this is that it merges the question of neoliberal capitalist The (huge) problem with this is that it merges the question of neoliberal capitalist

@owenjones.bsky.social has posted a provocative and ill-informed take on the collapse of the USSR that we couldn’t ignore.

Read our response 👇
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Ukraine Solidarity local elections pledge This is a pledge for sitting councillors and for candidates in the 7 May 2026 UK local elections to sign: ie you can sign if you're a candidate OR if you're a councillor but are not restanding. Member...

With UK local elections coming up on 7 May, we've launched this Ukraine solidarity pledge for councillors and council candidates to sign. Members of / candidates for the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Senedd can also sign. Please share widely!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Magyar and Tisza are no strong allies, but Orbán's campaign against Ukraine has suffered a crushing defeat

⚡️ Hungarian PM Viktor Orban compared himself to a mouse helping the Russian lion during a call with Putin.

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The 19th-century Donets-Zakharzhevskyi estate is no more‼️

In Velykyi Burluk, Kharkiv region a russian drone strike has leveled this irreplaceable architectural monument. Completed around 1835, the grand two-story wooden structure had survived the ravages of two World Wars, only to be consumed by a

Pots, kettles

Why we need solidarity with Ukraine – Public Meeting, Teachers Club Parnell Square, Dublin 1 D01T6V6, Tuesday April 212026, 7.30pm Speakers: Mick Antoniw (Labour party Member of the Senedd [Welsh Assembly]; co-founder of the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign, England & Wales) Anatoliy Primakov (Ukrainian Action Ireland) Sinéad G…

21 April, Dublin - our comrade @mickantoniw.bsky.social
speaking alongside Irish trade union and left comrades, organised by Irish Left With Ukraine
More: tomasoflatharta.com/2026/04/04/w...

Morally, legally, economically the war on Iran is disastrous and the disaster goes on for years no matter what happens now. But what cannot be overstated is that in pure national security terms it is also an unmitigated catastrophe.

It’s estimated 7 pets were killed 😢

PM of Poland

How Russia exploited Argentina’s media to discredit Milei Exclusive: Agents linked to the Kremlin ‘paid’ for fake news by fake authors to be published by Argentine press

Brilliant investigation by my fantastic colleague @dianacariboni.bsky.social on Russian interference ops in Argentina

www.opendemocracy.net/en/russia-ar...

War update:

Russia helps Iran resist Trump, succeeds

Russia helps Cuba resist Trump, succeeds

Trump helps Russia invade Ukraine, fails

Unbearable scenes from Kharkiv right now, this beautiful and brave city under relentless attack.

For Your Freedom and Ours: Ukrainians and East Europeans Join 500,000 March against Far‑Right Hate — From Moscow to Westminster Half a million people filled the streets of central London in one of the largest anti‑far‑right demonstrations Britain has seen in many years. A festival of solidarity stretching from Park Lane to Whitehall, by the time the front of the march reached Whitehall, the back was still only just leaving the starting point. The Together Alliance demonstration brought together more than 80 organisations—trade unions, migrant groups, community organisations, cultural figures, and international solidarity campaigns—united by a simple, urgent message: …

For Your Freedom and Ours: Ukrainians and East Europeans Join 500,000 March against Far‑Right Hate — From Moscow to Westminster

Half a million people filled the streets of central London in one of the largest anti‑far‑right demonstrations Britain has seen in many years. A festival of solidarity…

A headline the Kremlin will love: “Trump declares he’s ready to pull America out of Nato.” YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg

A Russian headline the Kremlin will love: “Trump declares he’s ready to pull America out of Nato.” Another paper concedes “US law limits [Trump’s] ability to take a unilateral decision” on this, but suggests he can still “cause a lot of problems for the Alliance.” #ReadingRussia

Trump threatened Europe over Strait of Hormuz, with weapons for Ukraine as bargaining chip, FT reports Outraged at European countries' refusal to help the U.S. reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Trump threatened to halt the PURL program selling U.S. weapons to NATO for use in Ukraine, officials told the Fina...

⚡️Trump threatened Europe over Strait of Hormuz, with weapons for Ukraine as bargaining chip, FT reports.

Outraged at European countries' refusal to help reopen the Strait, Trump threatened to halt the PURL program selling U.S. weapons to NATO for use in Ukraine, officials said.

Here I am with Hungary's authoritarian leader Viktor Orban. Just two guys brought together by their shared love of Vladimir Putin.

Will my trolls please decide if NATO is a "paper tiger" & thus no threat to anyone, or an aggressive alliance intent on breaking Russia apart to make us all gay.

Storyville - Rebuilding Bucha A Storyville documentary set in Bucha, Ukraine, following five protagonists as they attempt to rebuild their lives and come to terms with the legacy of war.

On 4th anniversary of the liberation of Bucha, when the world saw* the horror of Russian occupation, please watch this documentary on life after occupation: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

*and promptly forgot

Joint Statement on the occasion of the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers Kyiv/Bucha Joint statement by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finl...

Hungary refuses to sign up to statement of EU and Ukrainian FMs commemorating the Bucha massacre www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/joint-s...

Péter Szijjártó is effectively admitting that he is a traitor who works against the EU on behalf of Russia

On the Frontline of Resistance and Renewal: Voices From Ukraine’s Mining Cities An aid mission by the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign to the Donbas has recently taken place, following an urgent appeal from the NGPU for essential supplies. Published here is a report by writer and activist Sian Norris was part of the delegation, which was funded through direct solidarity from UK trade unions – GMB, UNISON, UNITE, NAUTILUS, UCU, PCS and NASUWT. The mission delivered vehicles and vital winter equipment to NGPU members defending the city of Pokrovsk and positions on the Zaporizhzhia front.

On the Frontline of Resistance and Renewal: Voices From Ukraine’s Mining Cities

An aid mission by the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign to the Donbas has recently taken place, following an urgent appeal from the NGPU for essential supplies. Published here is a report by writer and activist Sian Norris…

For Your Freedom and Ours: Ukrainians and East Europeans Join 500,000 March against Far‑Right Hate — From Moscow to Westminster Half a million people filled the streets of central London in one of the largest anti‑far‑right demonstrations Britain has seen in many years. A festival of solidarity stretching from Park Lane to Whitehall, by the time the front of the march reached Whitehall, the back was still only just leaving the starting point. The Together Alliance demonstration brought together more than 80 organisations—trade unions, migrant groups, community organisations, cultural figures, and international solidarity campaigns—united by a simple, urgent message: …

For Your Freedom and Ours: Ukrainians and East Europeans Join 500,000 March against Far‑Right Hate — From Moscow to Westminster

Half a million people filled the streets of central London in one of the largest anti‑far‑right demonstrations Britain has seen in many years. A festival of solidarity…

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