I think sending western made small arms and small weaponry to Western Ukraine would be a disaster for Europe, including the UK.
They (Western Ukraine) wouldn't know how to use it, have no training capability for it. And another large part of the globe will descend into assort of what, a ungovernable guerrilla zone of warfare?. well we already know who would win there if it escalated, don't we?
Putin and the Russian military would probably be fully right to roll in and restore order on their border/land.
No, he's (Putin)won this one flat hands down already.
Keep us (UK) firmly out of this. Surprised opposition haven't made more about it, the crisis, our current fringe role within NATO.
Been watching Merkel and Obama on TV just now, they have a much better and comfortable body language together, its very obvious as to where POTUS sees where the leading role in resolution lies (which is a good thing, Merkel is very calm capable European leader).
But Putin has won this round, no doubt about it for me.