Why the United States Should Not Be Arming Ukraine

... movement’s goal to gain independence from Ukraine. If the Donbas region breaks away and becomes an autonomous republic or reunites with Russia, then how is America national security threatened by that? Simply put, it’s not. Andrey Kortunov: Is Russia over its Resentment? Second of all, American military aid is counterproductive to resolving the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. The conflict itself has already claimed more than 13,000 lives, but instead of fostering a peace settlement, America’s military aid encourages Ukraine to prolong the war ...