Originally Posted by
ORAC
That’s up to the Ukrainians to decide - and if they decide, as they have, to fight on, we should back them to the hilt including HIMARS, MLRS, aircraft and heavy armour if they ask for it.
I disagree strongly with giving the Kiev leadership a blank check. The Ukraine civil war started with the revolt of the Russian speaking eastern segment of the country against the new post Maidan Kiev government's laws, which were perceived as damaging them. The Kiev government chose to send in the army rather than to address the grievances. The Russian intervention has just exacerbated that conflict.
With the current bloodshed, reconciliation between Kiev and the eastern parts of the country is pretty much off the table. Separation seems the least destructive outcome.