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International Ukraine Anti-Fascist Solidarity: Anti-Fascists or Conspiracy Theorists?

From Ukraine Solidarity Campaign : Nearly three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and a decade after the war began, a small band of so-called anti-fascists took to the streets of London and Glasgow to demand “no more British arms to Ukraine.” We say “so-called”, because the “ International Ukraine Anti-Fascist Solidarity ” demo shared more in common with far-right disinformation merchants and conspiracy theorists than the left-wing workers’ movements that stand with Ukraine against Russian aggression. The demo was advertised in the Morning Star newspaper, in an advert which demanded “Zelensky must go!”. The optics of a movement that declares itself to be anti-imperialist but calling for regime change in a sovereign state did not seem to matter. This is a group that is happy to parrot Russian disinformation while ignoring Ukrainian voices and lives. Piers Corbyn – brother of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn – took part in the gathering. He is known for his anti-vaxx

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