Militarily, we are not going to get involved. Our last two conflicts were done under the umbrella of Air Supremacy and against insurgents armed with the most basic weapons.
A war in Ukraine against an enemy equipped with tanks, artillery, a credible Air Force and backed up with the threat of nuclear weapons. I think not.
As much as we may bluster and send advisors, the possible number of UK casualties if we involve ourselves in a conflict such as this would be sky high.
Putin and the west have been staring at each other and we blinked first. He knows that the Budapest memorandum is worthless. What will be interesting will be to see how far he takes it. If, as some analysts predict, he starts to look towards the Baltic then the possibility of him testing how strong the NATO alliance is would be very interesting. IMHO he has a free pass with Ukraine. The Baltic may possibly be a step too far.
China must be watching this with glee on the sidelines while they slowly and inexorably strengthen and build their economy and armed forces. Thank god the UK is not involved militarily in the Far East.
Last edited by Toadstool; 28th Feb 2015 at 07:59.