Ukrainian troops have been making significant gains against the separatists in recent weeks, apparently prompting the stronger Russian response. The separatists want independence.
But experts say Russian President Vladimir Putin, who met with Ukraines president on Tuesday, may be satisfied with some sort of long-term influence in Ukraine. Even that is too much for Poroshenko, but he may have a hard time convincing the West to help him prevent it, according to experts like former British and European Union official Nick Witney, now at the European Council on Foreign Relations.
The way out is, in the short term a truce, a cease-fire, and ultimately some sort of political deal or understanding, which unfortunately will have to recognize that Russia does have more of an interest in Ukraine than we in the West do, he said.
At Londons Chatham House, senior analyst Xenia Wickett says the West is not likely to provide much help.
NATO has actually kind of tripped over itself. By putting out very clear Red Lines, it has actually got itself in a bind because Russia knows it can walk right up to those red lines but not cross them, without a NATO response, said Wickett.
Experts say the NATO summit in Britain next week could provide some clues about the alliances intentions regarding Ukraine, but no one expects dramatic action.
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