Sanctions block working-class unity needed to end Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine – The Militant

[....]sanctions, like the sweeping measures being imposed on Russia, are in fact economic warfare. History shows they can easily lead to wider war.

In 1940-41, as World War II began in Europe, President Franklin Roosevelt placed far-reaching economic sanctions on Japan, culminating in an oil embargo that deprived Tokyo of a key resource it had none of at home. In response, Japan’s imperial rulers decided they had no choice but to open a war with Washington and bombed Pearl Harbor. The Nazi government in Berlin joined in declaring war on Washington.

While all political questions are at root class questions under capitalism, none is more so than the question of war. What is decisive in defeating Putin today and future designs on Ukraine is uniting working people in Ukraine, Russia and beyond together to this end.

Sanctions block working-class unity needed to end Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine – The Militant