Eastern Ukraine Will Fall Without Miltary Aid

Ukrainian is divided by the Dnieper River with mostly Russian speaking Ukrainians in the East.  It's no mystery that Vladimir Putin will likely invade the Eastern half of Ukraine and declare it Russian.  Right now the Ukrainian army is no match and it's likely, like Crimea, they may not even offer resistance.

The European Union and the United States should take immediate actions to bolster the Ukrainian army with the following defensive equipment:

FIM-92 Stinger surface-to-air missiles

FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missiles

German lightweight Fly-K mortar systems

In addition, basic support such as uniforms, tents, mobile kitchens, MREs, small arms, ammunition (especially artillery rounds), etc… including logistic support and training should be offered by all democracies interested in preventing a continued Russian advancement into Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia, Moldova and Estonia.

Time is precious and the Ukrainian military needs training and arms to ensure a Russian incursion into Ukrainian territory would be too costly to consider.  “Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.” General MaCarthur