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Originally Posted by Brannigans Law
Ukraine. It's not "The Ukraine" its just "Ukraine".
Also, they gave up their nukes under the promise of defense and respect of their borders. That's not something we should turn our backs to (NATO). Ukraine is a west leaning country being shaken down by the Russians. They're our friends and allies and America made a deal with them. The west should stand with Ukraine and help them out.
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How much are you willing to personally sacrifice in order to protect Ukraine though? I'm not saying the U.S. and Britain should or shouldn't, but if they do, it will be at a great cost and probably wouldn't result in anything other than a stalemate at best.
Personally, I think this is an impossible situation and is all about damage control at this point. Is there a way to contain Russian interests without an armed conflict?
They U.S. should try to agitate separatist forces within Russian to keep them busy within their own borders, so they simply can't project power like they would like. The downside of this of course would be funneling arms to some groups connected to Islamic radicals (wouldn't be the first time though). Russia has a very big weak spot there.