http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31486886

26 February 2015

Viewpoint: What the West must do in Ukraine

By Anatol Lieven Professor, Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in Qatar
It would be folly for the West to arm Ukraine, argues Prof Anatol Lieven in this personal viewpoint piece, but it must take a tough diplomatic line.
If the latest ceasefire in eastern Ukraine breaks down, then there will be increased pressure on President Barack Obama by hawks in Washington - Democrat as well as Republican - to provide arms to Ukraine, and on European leaders to acquiesce in this.
In the view of a range of analysts and former officials on both sides of the Atlantic, this seems a singularly ill-thought out strategy. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31486886