This article is about the other part of the Western Left. Those who imagined ‘NATO aggression in Ukraine’, and who could not see Russian aggression – like the New Orleans chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).

Or the DSA International Committee, which published a shameful statement failing to say a single critical word against Russia (I am very thankful to US professor and activist Dan la Botz and the others for their critique of this statement).

Or those who criticised Ukraine for not implementing the Minsk Agreements and kept silent about their violations by Russia and the so-called ‘People’s Republics’.

Or those who exaggerated the influence of the far-Right in Ukraine, but did not notice the far-Right in the ‘People’s Republics’ and avoided criticising Putin’s conservative, nationalist and authoritarian policy. Part of the responsibility for what is happening rests with you.

Pure worthless both sideism piece of shit article, no thanks. Ukraine government suffers a coup, violates Minks agreement, is taken hostage by nazis that then spend 8 years shelling innocent civilians.

"OH BUT PUTIN IS A CONSERVATIVE RIGHT WINGER THIS OBVIOUSLY MAKE BOTH THINGS EXACTLY THE SAME!"

Also what is this left that doesn't even recognize that Putin is a right wing conservative? The rest of the article is irrelevant when the writer makes literal strawmen arguments. Nobody believes Putin is a socialist or even a leftist. Those that do are not worth listening to because it is the same level of drivel as western media claiming Putin wants to remake the USSR.

If this person was writing about Iraq or Iran they would try to smash into your head that a dictator and a medieval theocracy isn't good enough to justify your support, I mean why are you not criticizing Iran's theocracy right now huh?!

Can't even imagine what their China rhetoric is going to look like.