(en) Brazil, uniaoan arquista UNIPA - Imperialism and nationalism in Ukraine Dispute (pt)

Organizations of the extreme right and fascist march in Kiev do. ---- The conflict in 
Ukraine is directly linked to increased conflicts between the major capitalist states of 
the Interstate System. On the one hand, we have continuous Russian resumption of its 
power, the minimum area of influence over the former Soviet Union republics belonging to. 
On the other, the U.S. role, secundarizado by the powers of the European Union since the 
fall of the Berlin Wall and the Soviet dismantling began a policy of "humiliation" of the 
former power, funding wars of secession, which dissolved the former Yugoslavia and " 
revolutions "in Serbia (2000), Georgia (2003), Ukraine (2004) and Kyrgyzstan (2005) who 
sought to put in power pro-Western political leaders.

All these movements were created and supported by the U.S. government through 
organizations such as United States Agency for International Development (USAID), National 
Endowment Democracy (NED), International Republican Institute (IRI), National Democratic 
Institute for International Affairs (NDI), Freedom House (FH), Albert Einstein Institution 
and Open Society Institute (OSI) funded by the American government, companies and 
financial funds, as George Soros, parties and trade union confederations, such as the 
AFL-CIO, known for supporting coups in America Latin.

Domestically, Ukraine has the divergence of political leaders and oligarchs who 
control the state and the economy, plagued by serious corruption, and the historic 
colonial situation of submission to power in Moscow. In this sense, the internal political 
positions are directly related to the Russian or Western support.

The Rescentraliza??o Central Authority in Russia

After the end of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1991, has consolidated 
the process of capitalist restoration, completed by Mikhail Gorbachev, who concentrated in 
the hands of new oligarchs coming from Soviet ultracentraliza??o. True birds of prey in 
the privatization process alumni fortunes and took control of the local economy forming an 
oligarchy. Meanwhile, workers in the region have suffered impoverishment and deteriorating 
living conditions. In Ukraine this process is even stronger. Only with the rise of 
Vladimir Putin as president of Russia in 2000 that starts a process of recovery of the 
centralization of power in the country through a militarization with a Russian nationalist 
discourse.

From this moment Russia shall resume its political-military and economic role in the 
capitalist interstate system and tries to regain the influence in Eastern Europe, Central 
Asia and a new international political alliances. This was done through an alliance with 
China, although some boundary disputes with the formation of the Shanghai Cooperation 
Organization (SCO) and the formation of BRICS. This has generated tensions against U.S. 
and European interests (German and French, mostly).

The Euro-Maidan Movement

The current situation in Ukraine is directly linked: 1) the direction of the "Orange 
Revolution", 2004; 2) Ukrainian oligarchy that controls the state and 3) the imperialist 
disputes between Russia and the United States.

The "Orange Revolution", in fact a coup with Western support, prevented the arrival 
to power of Victor Yanukovich, the pro-Russian candidate. Thus came to power pro-Western 
candidate Viktor Yushchenko, President, Julia Tymoshenko, prime minister, who remained in 
control of the central government between 2005 and 2010. During 2008, the Ukrainian 
government asked NATO membership, however the action Russian policy and the refusal of 
France and Germany, with military and energy agreements with Moscow, Ukraine adhered 
prevented NATO.

In this scenario, has risen tensions between Russia and the USA. The American 
attempt, with the support of NATO and EU, installing missile bases in Poland and Turkey 
has generated diplomatic conflicts. These political-military conflicts add to the attempt 
of Turkey and EU installing a pipeline from Georgia to Europe, to reduce European 
dependence, mainly German, Russian gas. However, the economic conditions of the Moscow 
supplies were much better, which prevented the Turkish-European project. The 
reestablishment of central authority in Moscow prevented the plans from the west of 
humiliation former world power now seeking to reestablish its sphere of influence. Not 
coincidentally negotiating the installation of military bases in Cuba, Nicaragua, 
Venezuela, Vietnam and Singapore and has an in Syria.

Added to these newer factors, ethnic and colonial problem that historically marks the 
country and now divides Ukraine. Chauvinism appears as a political-military line on both 
sides, and Russian diplomacy shall defend military intervention from this point of view: 
to defend the interests of Ukrainians of Russian origin.

The Crimean independence with Russian backing main point was to maintain the naval 
base in Sevastopol, base of the Russian Navy since 1783. Moreover, the region of Crimea, 
scene of quarrel between the Tsarist empire, turkish-otomando and Austro-Hungarian in 
nineteenth century, was officially annexed to the Ukrainian territory by the former 
president of the USSR, Nikita Khrushchev, in 1953, who made his political career in the 
country.

Protests of Maidan Square

The movement emerged in Maidan Square in late November of 2013, in reaction to the 
suspension by President Viktor Yanukovich - pro-Russia - negotiations on a free trade 
agreement with Brussels. This agreement tends to turn Ukraine into a "new Greece". The 
movement in Maidan Square metamorphosed. Initially joining several thousand pro-European 
party, the square became along the repression, the symbol of the uprising of Ukrainians of 
all kinds against a highly corrupt and oligarchic political system, being distinguished 
from other revolts that has been happening in the world . Herself Magazine The Economist 
ranks the Ukrainian system as the most corrupt political systems arising from the 
destruction of the USSR. The revolt began against Yanukovych and opposition parties reached.

However, the second time the right wing parties and extreme right have become the 
main political forces in organizational movement Euromaidan. They are: the Pan-Ukrainian 
Union (Batkivshina) pro-European liberal party, an observer member of the European 
People's Party (EPP) which brings together the main parties of the European right, 
including the CDU (Christian Democratic Union German) Chancellor Angela Merkel ; Ukrainian 
Democratic Alliance for Reform (Udar) also liberal and pro-European, has the support of 
institutions linked to American Republicans and the German CDU Chancellor; The Svoboda, a 
party of the extreme right-wing ultranationalist. Svoboda has links with the French 
National Front, Marine Le Pen, in addition to controlling a paramilitary organization, the 
Patriots of Ukraine and finally the Pravy Sektor (Sector Right) a federation of small 
groups of the extreme right and fascist radical (Trident, Patriots of Ukraine, the 
Ukrainian National Assembly - Ukrainian National Self-Defense, Hammer White and the 
radical wing of the Svoboda) that considers the very liberal Svoboda.

In turn, the Batkivtchina, Udar and Svoboda made an alliance first materilializada 
the Action Group for the National Resistance who helped bring down the Yanukovich 
government and now in parliament with the formation of the coalition "European Option", 
which brings together some 250 parliamentarians and the formation of the executive branch, 
where Svoboda has three ministers.

Both the western side, as the Russian side there ultranationalist forces, which are 
used chauvinism characteristic of Putin's policy on resumption of centralized authority of 
Moscow. If so confront a pro-European Ukrainian nationalism and other Russian nationalism 
championed by Russia. So, if placed in the defense of political-military intervention, as 
in the Crimea, where there is still a Tatar minority, and in defense of all gifts Russians 
in Ukraine.

In this sense, Western forces after continuous military interventions recently Libya, 
Egypt and Syria, trying to counter Russian policy on the hypocritical accusation of his 
military policy action. Without the Sino-Russian approval is not possible, at least 
legally, to support NATO military operation similar to what happened in Libya. The 
European situation is even more delicate, since Germany depends on Russian gas, France 
signed a military agreement and England has billions of dollars in financial investment in 
City, coming from the Russian oligarchs who populate London.

President Victor Yanukovich - pro-Russian - which won elections in February of 2010 
took refuge in Russia. The protests of the Euro-Maidan caused Viktor Yushchenko and Julia 
Tymoshenko, arrested in 2011 for corruption, were raised to the principal leaders of the 
country's post. Ie, an exchange of the oligarchy, now with parliamentary far right and 
supported by Brussels and Washington-based right. Meanwhile, the pro-Russian nationalist 
groups sought autonomy for their regions under the tutelage of Moscow. The position of the 
Ukrainian Communist Party, which advocated the deposed government, was the defense of law 
and political system pointing positively to alliance with Moscow. In this sense, adopted a 
line of self-defense establishment around the current system and of statues and monuments 
raised by the USSR were systematically attacked by conservative political forces.

Workers not up to defend Obama or Putin, the Russian or Ukrainian nationalists, but 
the construction of self-government workers passing through the ransom of 
internationalism, as it did the Communards, the confrontation between the German and 
French State, and workers in Russian Revolution when they adopted the line of destruction 
of the tsarist state and the provisional government by the Socialist Revolution.