APPEAL
Executive Committee and Political Council
United International Anti-Imperialist Anti-Fascist Front
The imperialist West began intensive pumping of Ukraine with weapons almost immediately after the fascist coup carried out by neo-Bandera forces under the leadership of Western intelligence services in 2014. This has already happened in history: it was the imperialist circles of the West who were interested in Hitler's coming to power in Germany. Then Western countries, primarily the United States, provided him with significant assistance in arming Germany in order to send Wehrmacht columns to the east against the USSR. And in 1941 they really moved east with the aim of destroying the Soviet Union.
Now the imperialist West, with the help of the neo-Bandera Armed Forces of Ukraine, equipped with NATO weapons, seeks to destroy the rising competitor - Russia. Russia was forced to launch a special military operation (SVO) to protect the sovereignty and integrity of its country and the people of the DPR and LPR from the aggression of the Kyiv fascist regime, as well as to demilitarize and denazify all of Ukraine. Military operations in the Donbass and in the south of Ukraine have been going on for the ninth year. In this regard, the situation in Europe and around the world has aggravated, many countries are involved in the conflict to one degree or another, and the sanctions imposed by the Western imperialists against Russia have an impact on the entire economy of the world.
The question arises: why is all this happening? Who needs it? We find the answer in the Leninist theory of imperialism - monopoly capitalism, which, after the destruction of socialism in the USSR and the countries of the socialist community, became dominant in the world. Imperialism is parasitic, decaying, dying capitalism. It pushes the contradictions between labor and capital, between various imperialist powers, between imperialist states and dependent countries, to extreme limits, which ultimately leads to a crisis of the entire imperialist system, i.e. decline in production, unemployment, impoverishment of workers. Crises are the birthmarks of imperialism; without them, imperialism cannot exist. From the crisis that began in 2008, world imperialism has not yet emerged.
Imperialism finds a way out of the crisis in an arms race and wars. So it was on the eve of World Wars I and II, and so it is now. Under imperialism, the contradictions and competitive struggle between imperialist countries for markets, sources of raw materials, for the seizure of foreign territories, for world domination are intensified, which leads to rampant militarism and wars, not only local, but also world. IN AND. Lenin convincingly proved the inevitability of wars under imperialism.
US imperialism, having seized the dominant position in the world after the destruction of the USSR, is gradually losing its hegemony. This leads to the intensification of militaristic sentiments in US imperialist circles, which are ready to take any aggressive action, any adventure, to use the most reactionary regimes in order to maintain their hegemony on the planet.
Here, in order to get to the wealth stored in the depths of Russia, which stands in the way of the United States to world domination, the American hawks raised the fascist regime in Kiev, prepared and sent it to an aggressive war against Russia, and now they are intensively pumping up the anti-people regime with weapons. For the same purpose, the United States uses Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia and other European countries, which are also covered by a wave of fascism...
Fascism is one of the most reactionary political currents that arose during the period of the general crisis of capitalism and the emergence of supranational capitalist corporations - the highest financial oligarchy. It expresses the interests of the most reactionary and aggressive forces of the imperialist bourgeoisie. Fascism in power is an openly terrorist dictatorship aimed at suppressing the actions of the working class for their rights, all democratic freedoms and progressive social movements. The ideology of fascism is militant anti-communism, reactionary nationalism and chauvinism, violence and universal control over the individual, militarization of all spheres of society, aggression. The most reactionary part of fascism in the 20th century in Germany was Nazism, and now neo-Bandera Nazism in Ukraine. Nazism, in addition to all the features of fascism, is distinguished by a special bestial hatred of other peoples.
All of the above features of fascism and Nazism are present in modern Ukraine. The Russian language is prohibited there at the legislative level, although for many Ukrainians Russian is their native language. Penalties are imposed for violating the law on the Ukrainian language. In Ukraine, under Poroshenko, as in Hitler's Germany, the Communist Party was banned, and under Zelensky, opposition "pro-Russian" parties were banned.
In Ukraine, the persecution of dissident citizens, journalists and even deputies of the Verkhovna Rada has become the norm. It is the gangs of fascist thugs (similar to the SS assault squads) that are the striking force for dispersing the protest actions of the working people, reduced to poverty. Having crushed the monuments of V.I. Lenin and other progressive figures, the neo-Banderites hung out on the streets and squares of Ukrainian cities portraits of the fascists Bandera and Shukhevych, on whose hands the blood of thousands and thousands of tortured and brutally murdered Poles, Russians, Ukrainians, Jews and representatives of other nationalities. As you know, the burning of the inhabitants of the Belarusian village of Khatyn was also the work of the Bandera punitive organs, which in cruelty often even surpassed their masters, the Nazi executioners.
And, finally, the bombardment of peaceful cities of Donbass for more than eight years, from 2014 to the present, when kindergartens, schools, hospitals are destroyed and civilians, including the elderly, women and children, are killed, is a monstrous crime against humanity. As you know, the Nazi pilots did not bomb their cities, and neo-Bandera criminals turned many cities of the Donbass into ruins.
And so, in order to continue this fratricidal slaughter and the crimes of neo-Bandera fascists, the imperialist West is increasing the supply of various types of weapons to Ukraine. According to the data cited by the Kiel Institute of World Economics, the United States is in first place in providing military assistance to Ukraine (both financial and delivered/promised equipment). Great Britain is next, Poland is in third place, Germany is in fourth, Canada completes the top five. This is followed by Norway, the Czech Republic, Greece, Estonia, Latvia and others. Almost all countries of NATO Europe, except Hungary, are suppliers of weapons to the fire of the conflict in Ukraine, which brings huge profits to arms manufacturers. The biggest financial gains come from the US military-industrial complex (DIC). The United States has already provided more than $100 billion in aid to Kyiv, most of which will pay for armaments from Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and other manufacturers. Meanwhile, a group of hawks in Washington are already sounding the alarm that the arsenals of the US and its NATO allies have run out, which means new orders for military contractors. Thus, for the American defense industry, the military conflict in Ukraine represents an ideal opportunity for fabulous earnings.
The Russian special operation began on February 24, 2022, and two weeks later, the Russian military announced the destruction of 90% of Ukrainian airfields and anti-aircraft missile systems. The same is true for other types of weapons. Hence the conclusion: hostilities in Ukraine continue ONLY THANKS TO THE SUPPLY OF ARMS BY THE COUNTRIES OF THE IMPERIALIST WEST.
The West is currently paying the main attention to the issues of militarization of Ukraine. Two meetings in Brussels and a conference in Munich were devoted to this topic. On February 14-15, in Brussels, the defense ministers of the North Atlantic Alliance discussed the supply of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with weapons, ammunition and other military means - "to defeat" Russia. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg urged the Atlantic allies to strengthen and accelerate arms assistance to the Kyiv regime. In parallel and at the same time in Brussels for the ninth time, a contact group of donor countries of the Armed Forces met. The Ramstein-9 format is represented by more than 40 states, whose representatives discussed the transfer of armored vehicles to Ukraine (eight countries previously promised Leopard tanks).
On February 19, the regular annual Munich Security Conference, one of the largest forums on foreign policy and defense, ended in Munich, Bavaria. It also, in addition to the issues of the situation in various regions, discussed the issue of supplying weapons to Ukraine. At the conference, the head of the EU foreign service, Josep Borrell, once again demanded that Kyiv be provided with as many tanks as possible. He added that this problem should be resolved at an emergency meeting of EU foreign ministers and defense ministers, which will be held on March 6-7, where it will be proposed to speed up the process.
It should be noted that the peace-loving forces do not agree with the aggressive plans of European and American leaders and come out to protest. On January 31, hundreds of people took to the streets of German Nuremberg in the evening to protest against the supply of weapons to Ukraine, a large number of anti-war activists took to the streets of Munich, Dresden and Berlin to protest against the supply of tanks to Ukraine. The protesters believe that the conflict should be resolved through diplomacy. The organizer of the action in Munich was the peace initiative München steht auf (“Munich rises” - ed.). The posters and flags of the protesters were inscribed with calls for peace and criticism of the arms magnates. Later, demonstrations against arms supplies to Ukraine also took place in Leipzig and Zwickau.
A demonstration against US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's visit to Greece took place on February 21 in the evening in front of the US Embassy in Athens. Hundreds of demonstrators with red flags in their hands marched through the central streets of the city and stopped at the US Embassy, where they held a rally. Members of the organization chanted slogans: “Stop the participation of Greece in the imperialist war in Ukraine! Renounce complicity in the dangerous plans of the US-NATO-EU! Close foreign military bases in Greece! No land, no water for the Americans - the killers of nations! Lift the murderous US-NATO-EU embargo against the Syrian people!"
The leadership of the United International Anti-Imperialist Anti-Fascist Front believes that the protests against the supply of weapons to the neo-Bandera regime in Ukraine are a worthy contribution to the defense of peace in Europe, and, therefore, peace on the planet. The fact is that with the increase in arms supplies, the conflict in Ukraine is becoming more and more uncontrollable, and this is fraught with a slide into World War III. Therefore, this struggle against the supply of weapons to the Nazis in Kyiv should be continued.
However, at the same time, we recall the well-known warning of I.V. Stalin: “It is most likely that the modern movement for peace, as a movement for the preservation of peace, if successful, will lead to the prevention of this war, to its temporary postponement, to the temporary preservation of this world, to the resignation of the militant government, ready to temporarily preserve peace. This, of course, is good. Very well. But this is still not enough to eliminate the inevitability of wars in general between capitalist countries. It is not enough, because despite all the successes of the movement in defense of peace, imperialism still remains, remains in force, and consequently, the inevitability of wars also remains in force.
To eliminate the inevitability of wars, imperialism must be destroyed.”
Summing up the above, the Executive Committee and the Political Council of the United International Anti-Imperialist Anti-Fascist Front (EMAAF) appeal to all anti-imperialist, anti-fascist and anti-war organizations, as well as to the progressive people of the world, to show solidarity and come out as a united front against the forces of militarism, war and fascism and with February 27 to start a protest campaign against the supply of weapons to the Nazi regime in Ukraine.
February 27 marks the 90th anniversary of the burning of the Reichstag by the Nazis, who accused the communists of this crime, and in a matter of days, thousands of German communists ended up in concentration camps. Bulgarian communists were also arrested, among whom was one of the leaders of the Comintern, Georgy Dimitrov. The Nazis decided to arrange a show trial of the Communists. At the Leipzig trial, Georgy Dimitrov himself conducted his defense in such a way that he turned from an accused into an accuser of fascism, proving that the Reichstag fire was a provocation of the Nazi services. Thus, the first victory of the communists over fascism was won. The whole world followed the progress of the process, thousands of mass media spread the news from this event. The counter-trial was held in London. The Nazis were preparing to secretly destroy Dimitrov,
We call to commemorate this momentous occasion to actively make the following calls:
No to the supply of arms to the fascist regime of Ukraine!
No sanctions against the Russian Federation!
Fascism will not pass!
Down with imperialism!
Down with NATO!
No to World War III!
A.E. Gigova, Chairman of the EMAAF Executive Committee
V.B. Zelikov, Chairman of the Political Council of the EMAAF
EMAAF headquarters,
city of Varna (Bulgaria), 22.02.2023
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