From the League for a Fifth International on Ukraine.....

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2. Thanks TBF. In some cases........

the more things change, the more they stay the same.

The roots of this problematic area are DEEP! And they're STILL victims of competing imperialisms. The League's prescription (a third way BETWEEN the imperialisms) and a true workers' government beginning with a dual power situation in the east later spreading to the west, will be a difficult go. But it will be the only way for the Ukrainian people to benefit in either part of the country. The other solutions, although more likely, will result in worse outcomes for the people. Being ruled by European oligarchs or Russian oligarchs backed by their respective empires, will be MUCH worse than trying to go it alone.

What I personally do in a complicated situation is to try and break it down into component parts and then prioritize those parts. Using that same methodology here, I would say there are two priorities here and now. Organize the workers' and neighborhood councils, then organize militias FROM those councils for self-defense against the fascists. Fighting the fascists would be job one, but the organization of the councils would be the most effective way TO fight the fascists.