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Self-determination and the war in Ukraine

The Western Left argues that supplying weapons to Ukraine will prolong the war and increase fatalities. In fact, the opposite is true

Self-determination and the war in Ukraine
Russia’s war aims have been reduced to taking as much control of Donbas as possible | Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters/Alamy Stock Photo
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When I wrote ‘A Letter to the Western Left from Kyiv’ two months ago, I hoped the shock of Russia’s invasion and the voices of the Ukrainian Left would push Western leftists to reconsider their approach.

Unfortunately, this has not been the case.

In analyses of the war by the western Left, Ukrainians are just victims in need of humanitarian aid, rather than subjects with desires that should be respected.