Borotba Text for Nairobi Conference

Alexey Albu | Borotba (Ukraine)

Dear comrades, friends!

The world stands on the brink of profound change.

The old order, based on US hegemony and so-called ‘free market mechanisms’, is being replaced by a new way of life.

What form this will take, depends on all of us. It depends on our active involvement.

Today, the imperialist system is falling apart at the seams. 

But those forces that have ruled the roost for many years will do everything in their power to preserve their position. 

They will try to disguise economic exploitation. 

They will invent new ways of distracting the world’s population from the struggle for their rights.

They will pit entire nations against one another, just to prevent us all from uniting and joining the struggle against them. 

Their aim is widespread chaos, poverty and the lumpenisation of the proletariat. 

That makes it easier for them to rule. 

They want us to crawl to them on our knees in search of work, food and social benefits. 

They want us to beg for what is created by our labour, but appropriated by them! 

Comrades! 

Imperialism is a treacherous enemy. But its greatest strength lies in its understanding of global political processes.

In order to be able to stand up to China, they must control Iran. 

To start a war in Iran, they need an uninterrupted supply of oil. 

They solved this problem when, in violation of all international norms, they abducted the legitimately elected president of the sovereign state of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro. 

Everything is interconnected. And we too must see the link between what is happening in Ukraine and Donbas, and what is happening in Palestine, the Sahel countries and other places in the world. 

Remember, two years ago, the authorities in Mali and Niger severed diplomatic relations with Ukraine? 

This happened after a representative of Ukrainian intelligence admitted live on air that it was they, 

who were providing military aid to terrorist groups. 

Today, reports are emerging that Ukrainian intelligence was involved in the strikes against Iran

 during the early days of the US and Israeli aggression. 

Imperialism is using the Ukrainian people as a tool in the struggle against Russia, 

and, as we can see, not only against Russia. 

We see that the peoples of Africa are continuing the glorious traditions of the anti-colonial struggle. 

We are following the struggle of the Marxist Communist Party of Kenya and Comrade Booker Omole with great hope!

We need support this struggle with all our might!

But we must also take into account the experience of past years. 

We must do everything in our power to protect our leaders. 

We have a duty to prevent tragedies such as those that befell Toma Sankara, Kwame Nkrumah and Patrice Lumumba.

This requires real, practical action: …the creation of our own security structures. 

Our strength lies in our organisation. If we are organised and united, the imperialists will come unstuck. 

Comrades! 

The class struggle will intensify, because the imperialist system is in a severe crisis. 

And we must be prepared for a long and persistent struggle. 

I am confident that this struggle will give birth to a new, multipolar world, where there will be no exploitation of one country by another. Where every nation will have the opportunity for scientific and social development. 

¡This goal is worth fighting for!

Dear comrades, I wish us all victory!

Red salute!