2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine / United States should supply weapons to Ukraine

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Position: United States should supply weapons to Ukraine

This position addresses the topic 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine.


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Quotes-start.png Why did we deny Ukraine weapons? Because in the Barack Obama-John Kerry worldview, arming the victim might be taken as a provocation. This kind of mind-bending illogic has marked the administration’s response to the whole Crimea affair. Quotes-end.png
From Obama’s pathetic response to Putin’s invasion of Crimea, by Charles Krauthammer (The Washington Post, March 20, 2014) (view)

Against this position


Quotes-start.png A settlement is possible if all countries’ security interests are taken into account. This would mean that Ukraine would hold elections with participation and guaranteed protection for ethnic Russians; would have a nonaligned government (stripped of neofascists); would pledge never to join NATO; and would develop economic relations with Russia and the EU (unavoidable if Ukraine is to survive economically). Quotes-end.png
From How to Avert a New Cold War Over Crimea, by The Nation editorial board (The Nation, March 20, 2014) (view)

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