Revised: Inovlment in Ukraine

 

 

U.S Involvement in Ukraine: Good or Bad?

Since President Barack Obama recently announced that the United States will do whatever they can to help Ukraine and its fight against Russia, there has been much debate about this subject. Back in December, Obama gave a televised speech announcing the stance that the United States will take on the Ukrainian Revolution. He essentially stated that the United States will not tolerate Russia “bullying” Ukraine. Obama said that no matter what, the United States would back Ukraine and do whatever they could to show Russia their corrupt actions will not be tolerated. President Obama even went as far as to say that “the United States has brokered a deal to help transition power in Ukraine.” Due to the fact that President Obama announced his support for Ukraine people within the United States have been debating if this would help create peace or would it actually make things worse?

To date, President Obama has helped lower oil and gas prices which in turn have significantly hindered Russia and their economy. While things seemed to mildly die down for a little, they have recently sparked back up. Now the newest question is should the United States arm the Ukranian people? There has been much debate on if this is a good idea or not. Some feel as though arming the people of Ukraine would be a good idea. They feel as though if they arm them it could get them a fair chance to defend themselves against Russia and their government. However, the other side of this argument is that it would be unnecessary and it would create violence for no reason at all.

Just this past Saturday, the Kiev army accused Russia of sending in tanks and more men towards a small town in Ukraine. This has generated much fear because it could very well be the next battleground. Although Russia did not deny nor confirm this, they have denied that they even have forces fighting there. John Kerry commented on the situation stating, “We know to a certainty what Russia has been providing and no amount of propaganda is capable of hiding these actions. For anyone wanting to make gray areas out of black, let's get very real, the Minsk agreement is not open to interpretation, it is not vague, it is not optional.”

There have been many talks of forcing a cease-fire but if Russia continues to ignore than there could be an attack. Kerry also stated, “If this failure continues, make no mistake, there will be further consequences, including consequences that will put added strains on Russia's already troubled economy. We are not going to sit back and allow this kind of cynical, craven behavior to continue at the expensive of the sovereignty of another nation." While people in Ukraine are preparing for the worst and a possible attack they know they have the United States behind them. Along with the support of the United States, much of Europe is also in talks on how to avoid an attack on Ukraine. There are a ton of meetings and time is continuing to tick away. A March 31^st deadline for Russia to cease fire needs to be met or else this could erupt into something much larger and affect more countries other than just Ukraine and Russia.

 

Pictured: Barack Obama and President Puntin

 

 Pictured: Ukrainian Citizens in favor of support from countries such as the United States rally for immediate help.