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I believe that the United States should support Ukraine by sending necessary supplies, and by US citizens volunteering to help efforts in Ukraine through providing shelter for refugees. However, I don't think the US should participate in the war directly. Not only would this cause more turmoil it would also raise tensions. In addition, if the US were to get involved there would be a greater risk to human health and ecosystem health. In the article, "Opinion: Russian capture of Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear plant threatens future research", Carmel Mothersill  contends, "There have already been reports of spikes in radiation readings, possibly from the heavy military vehicles churning up contaminated soil." Due to conflicts occurring surrounding the radioactive area of Chernobyl, radiation has increased casing spikes in radiation. This not only affects the health of the ecosystem, but it also affects human health where anemia, cancer, and immunocompromise are known consequences of radiation poisoning. So if the US were to join in on the war radiation will increase because more military activity would take place near Chernobyl causing more harm to a conflict that has already caused so much tragedy.

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I personally think that the United States should probably intervene in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. I definitely DO NOT want to start another war but I think Russia should receive some sort of punishment. The US has a long history of putting themselves in business that has no correlation to them whatsoever, but helping other countries that aren't able to defend themselves properly is something we just can't help. According to my article, "Opinion: Russian capture of Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear plant threatens future research" by Carmel Mothersill, The Conversation , Russian forces took over the infamous Chernobyl Nuclear power plant which happens to be where the worlds worst nuclear disaster took place. That could be a threat towards not only Ukraine but other European countries that are in proximity. So at the end of the day, will the US' attempt to save the day for Ukraine really be all that bad?

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I think that the US should help Ukraine with war against. The article explains how "Russia's invading forces indiscriminately strike residential buildings and civilians" (Yermak). These people are getting there homes raided by Russian military forces. We can help Ukraine with sending resources to families in need.

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I believe that the U.S. should stay docile in the Russia-Ukraine situation and send support and resources to Ukraine. Although the U.S. is not the strongest of allies with Ukraine, we have established diplomatic relations with the country since 1991.  We should continue to aid and support them during this time without involving ourselves with actual physical attacks. In "As I write, Ukraine leader Zelensky is beside me; we will fight to the last breath" Ukraine's leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, requests "antitank and antiaircraft weapons" along with more "security, military and humanitarian assistance" to help aid in defending from Russia. Fulfilling their request, not only allows us to help Ukraine, but it allows the US to not get to involved into the war without having to attack ourselves. Ukraine is willing to fight off the superpower of a nation, the least we could do is send a little backup.

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I whole heartily believe the United States should interfere with the illegal invasion of Ukraine. Something stated in my article, "Why is Russia invading Ukraine" and something I believe few people in the world understand is Ukraine is fighting for there mere existence something which most people in the U.S. cannot even fathom the idea of. It claims Russia's intention of pushing back against the expansion of NATO, a organization entirely designed to protect European nations from this exact situation, Russian aggression. Because The Ukraine is not a member of NATO, so it does not give NATO the right to enact article 5 of the NATO charter declaring a attack on one is a attack on all however the United States and every other country supporting our aims has the full rights and full support of the United Nations stated in the National Defense Council meeting on February 28th of sending military aid to Ukraine if Russia will not halt there invasion. Ukrainian President Zelensky, someone I believe is the best leader in the world at the moment, has stated that the west has left them alone, that they will be fighting this war alone, and as a country which has stated for our entire existence defends the freedom and liberty of the people of the world yet we will allow for such aggression to occur against a nation from there inception we promised to protect. I do not believe sanctions are enough, yes they have destroyed the Russian economy, however this will not stop Ukrainians from dying. 2800 Ukrainian troops have died, 500 civilians have died, 6000 Russian soldiers have died, and nearly 8000 Russian civilians were arrested and thrown in prison for vocalizing there anger towards the war. This is not something we should sit back and say, "Not our problem" because it is our problem and its our responsibility to defend those who do not have the capacity to defend themselves.

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The United States should not get involved in Ukraine and Russia's war by sending troops Since Ukraine is not apart of NATO, the U.S has no requirement to send American soldiers to fight with Ukraine. However, the U.S should send supplies, food and weapons. In the article "Why Is Russia Invading Ukraine" by Gabriela Miranda, it states "The former prime minister of Ukraine, Oleksiy Honcharuk, who served from 2019-2020,  said the Russian invasion could spark a third world war." This makes it clear that if other countries such as the U.S get involved, then WW3 could potentially happen. Therefore, it is important that the war between Ukraine and Russia stays between them and possibly the neighboring countries rather than involving the countries that are apart of NATO.

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What I think The US should keep providing aid and support to the Ukrainian people. As far as making sure that Chernobyl doesn't become a problem again I think we should communicate with other countries and start a series of embargos because Chernobyl isn't just a Ukraine issue it affects the countries around it as well. The article I rad discussed what could happen with just one mistake "The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Feb. 25 that the readings are low and don't pose a danger to the public. Still, with heavy fighting nearby, there's always the danger of an accidental strike on the concrete shelter that contains the radiation still leaking from the reactor core." Which is why I feel like we could do more to get Russia to calm down a bit at least in not creating an even bigger issue than it has been.

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I personally think that we should not intervene with what is going on between Russia and Ukraine. I think the U.S. should be able to supply Ukraine with supplies and food without having to get involved with the war itself. Getting involved in the war with actual fighting troops would bring us into world war which is not an ideal scenario. I think the best thing we as a country can do for Ukraine right now, is just simply support them. Yermak writes, "Standing with us today is the only way to achieve peace for all and ensure that history does not repeat itself". Yermak clearly does not think other countries should intervene, as it would create world war.

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At this point, I believe Americans should simply wait it out because we are in a period of great uncertainty as a result of Ukraine's non-membership in NATO. Currently, we cannot interfere without being sucked into a war. If Russia goes to any NATO country's borders and starts an attack, we will have to intervene and go to war because "the Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all" (Berger). So, if one NATO country gets attacked by Russia, all other NATO countries get sucked in immediately. This is also called Article 5 in the NATO Agreements.

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I do not believe America should get involve because “War & Peace Why is Russia invading Ukraine,” states that " the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 28 European countries and two North American countries. Ukraine has previously shown interest in joining (Miranda)." This show that America is not responsible or obligated to get involve in Ukraine and Russian affairs'. "Putin regards Ukraine and Russia as inseparable, 'one people, a single whole.' Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union before its collapse at the end of the Cold War in 1991 (Miranda)." Ukraine and Russia are currently in conflict over government influence and structure. America involvement in the Ukraine and Russia crises will most likely make things worst and involve NATO.

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With so many people suffering in Ukraine right now, I think that the US should be helping to aid Ukraine because of all the resources that America has. The American government, despite what people say, is a pretty strong government. They have the ability to help and step in but I think that the US is playing it safe which is not a good idea. While Biden did stop Russian imports and have put sanctuary's in place it just doesn't feel like enough. In Boak and Madhani's article 'Sate of the Union: Key Points from Biden's speech, with focus on war raging in Ukraine' they quote "I'm taking robust action to make sure the pain or our sanctions is target at Russia's economy-I will use every tool at our disposal to protect American Businesses and consumers."(Biden). While the sanctions will provide some relief for a bit, I don't fully believe that they government and Biden are using every tool. Biden mentions protecting the American businesses, but what about protecting the people of Ukraine. I believe that there are more ways that the American government can do  in order to help the Ukrainians.

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I believe that the US should support the war with weaponry and supplies but not with men or get directly involved. This is cause Putin has stated direct support would escalated the war further. The US supporting with supplies and weaponry is necessary though as Ukraine needs to be able to defend its self as they could be a vital ally in the future as Putin states that Ukraine's interest to join NATO is a threat to Russia. If Russia goes past Ukraine then the US should get directly involved as Putin might want to establish the old Soviet Union which its main purpose was to oppose Democracy and the West.

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I feel like America should stop trying to focus on hurting Russia and instead focus on simply trying to help Ukraine by sending them weapons and supplies. In his article "Opinion: As I write, Ukraine leader Zelensky is beside me; we will fight to the last breath," Journalist Andriy Yermak urges other to send munitions by saying "we need antitank and anticraft weapons and other ammunition delivered to our brave soldiers," showing that the thing most Ukrainians really want from foreigners is help in defending their country, not hurting their enemy. Another thing I feel America should do is directly attack Putin. He is already showing propagandist ideals as Yermak shows in his article when he writes that "Putin claimed Russia would de-Nazify and free Ukraine," and Ukraine is neither Nazified nor is held under control by a greater power. Additionally, all that we are doing to stifle the Russian economy is hurting the Russian people the most, people who are just as against war as Ukrainians.

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I believe that the U.S should help Ukraine at least with weapons and supplies or any way we can, because Putin does pose a threat towards the U.S and obviously Ukraine.  In the well written article, "Why is Russia invading Ukraine?", It is said that "Putin said he sees Ukraine's interest in joining NATO as a direct threat to Russia, but in the past has rejected Ukraine's right to exist." This sheds light on Russia's true intentions and shows that the U.S probably needs to do something because this could escalate to WW3.  If this is ignored by the U.S we would be ignoring our obligation to maintain balance and freedom in all countries, especially countries who want to be part or are a part of NATO. To conclude, someone needs to stop Putin before his erratic actions cause further conflict in the world.

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Although this is a horrible situation, and it is already impacting the United States by the drastically rising gas prices, the Unites States should not sent over troops to fight against Russia unless they touch a NATO country. The only reason we should get involved if a NATO country is threatened, is because that is our responsibility as a member of NATO.  While Putin is only taking over Ukraine at this time, if Ukraine is captured, then he will probably go after other surrounding countries like Romania who is apart of NATO and apart of the Soviet Union in the 20th century. In the article "Why is Russia Invading Ukraine?" Putin states that Ukraine "'was completely created by Russia'" which is why Romania might become a target of the Russian invasions (Miranda). If that happens, then we should get involved to preserve democracy which is the main reason the United States decided to join NATO in 1949.

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I feel as though America should not interfere with Russia at this moment. Interfering with them will cause a world war and will worsen the situation. Although, I do think America does need to help the citizens of Ukraine in this desperate time of need. America could do this by sending supplies to Ukraine. This should be the only interaction we have with Ukraine because America does not want to escalate the situation with Russia. If we get involved the article states that Russia, "could cause increases in global energy prices or exacerbate global supply shortages" (Miranda). We are already starting to see this now with the gas prices greatly increasing. Imagine what would happen to the US if we fully interfered with Russia.

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Russia has been invading Ukraine and may people are believing this is the start of World War 3. Ukraine has not had any help as they do not have allies and are not in NATO. I believe that the United States should not get involved until either we have been attacked or an ally gets involved. The article I read "Why is Russia Invading Ukraine?” describes the scenario very well and tells us how the leader of Ukraine feels about the situation.   "Honcharuk called February 24's attacks a "critical moment" and claimed Putin only "recognizes power" and that violence among the countries won't stop"(Miranda). Miranda added this quote in to show us Putin's mindset into the world war and how he is power hungry. Overall this situation is very serious and could end up being world war 3

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I think that the United States should help Ukraine in every way possible except sending troops. Once American blood is shed World war 3 is basically inevitable. Ukraine at the end of the day is simply in need of support. According to Andriy Yermak in "As I write, Ukraine leader Zelensky is beside me; we will fight to the last breath", "Standing with us today and helping us is the only way to achieve peace for all and ensure that history does not repeat itself." Yermak does agree with the idea of soft support and not containing the battle to just their country. Anything else will escalate it to a world wide level threat.

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I believe that America should give Ukraine weapons, food, and other supplies but we should not send soldiers unless it is absolutely necessary because that will push us into world war 3, which nobody wants. The article, "Why is Russia invading Ukraine?", The author explains that, "Russian President Vladimir Putin warned other countries that any attempt to interfere would "lead to consequences you have never seen in history." (Miranda) We can clearly see that Putin will not stop, and he will bring repercussions to everyone involved. Ukraine will be able to fight with the support and supplies given to them by allied countries, so I don't think that throwing our country into world war 3 would be in anyway effective.

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I think America is capable of assisting Ukraine, so it should. But with the level of risk in this situation, they should be cautious and do so from a distance. In the article, "Why is Russia invading Ukraine?" the author describes how, "Some of NATO's 30 member countries are supplying arms, ammunition and other equipment to Ukraine, NATO as an organization isn't as of February 24" (Miranda). This is a way that America could aid Ukraine from behind the scenes, defending them and the world from Russia, while limiting America's involvement in the actual conflict.

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The United states should only send resources to help Ukraine because Ukraine needs aid to help in their unjust war. Andriy Yermak, author of Opinion: As I write, Ukraine leader Zelensky is beside me; we will fight to the last breath,

explains, "Russia is waging war on Ukraine to destroy its democracy, its alignment with the West and the spirit of the Ukrainian people." The US needs to send aid to help the Ukrainian military to defend its self against Russia, since this war is an attempt to take away freedom of the Ukrainian people.

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Until the Ukraine is accepted in apart of NATO I think the US should only continue
to supply/ help the refuges 'The Ukrainian government would like to join other nations that were once part of or allied with the former Soviet Union in an expanded NATO. Russia has demanded that NATO stop expanding eastward and never admit Ukraine" (Yerkmak). Ukraine wants to join NATO for support we should only give them that support when they are accepted into NATo

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I think it is in the best interest of the world for the United States to not get fully involved. Not only is it not our fight because Ukraine did not join NATO, but it could cause an all out World War. I think that sending food and supplies is a good way for us to participate, but military action will only escalate the situation and cause danger for everyone. According to the article, "Why is Russia invading Ukraine?" The author speaks about how," The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 28 European countries and two North American countries. Ukraine is not a member, but has previously shown interest in joining." Therefore we cannot fully help Ukraine but we can help them out by sending supplies and food.

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In the response to Russia declaring war on the Ukraine, I believe the US should just stay out of the spotlight. All Ukraine needs is the support of the nations surrounding, and their foreign allies. The US should be allowed to send supplies, food, and boarder troops, but not stepping in will be the best for the nation because throughout the article, Putin addressed the outside nations telling them to not interfere with his decision or else its going to turn into an all out world war.

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I think America should expel Russia from the United Nations. This would isolate Russia both in the world stage and have economic consequences for Russia. I don't think a full embargo on oil from Russia would be effective or beneficial since the gas prices are already so high in America and in my article the author explains how "These measures would not be without cost to the world economy" (Yermak). Hurting the rest of the world economically shows Russia they have a great impact on the world, so isolating Russia could shut down their advances in Ukraine.