Yesterday marked Victory Day 2025. We honour the 27 million Soviet citizens who defeated Nazi fascism and ended the Holocaust.

Today, we are witnessing the horrors of another genocide, perpetuated by the US and Israel against Palestinians.

We also see NATO expansion to Russia’s borders mirrors past imperial aggression. Russia’s resistance challenges the imperialist order – though not socialist, it counters Western hegemony.

European powers, especially Britain, seek to weaken Russia, but have underestimated its resilience. The sanctions preventing Russia from exporting capital prove it’s not an imperialist power itself.

The conflict in Ukraine reveals the contradictions within Western imperialism, with America divided on whether to focus on Russia, China, or the Middle East.

We stand against NATO expansion and support all who resist imperialism, just as Ireland has done throughout our history.