To arm or not to arm?

What should the West do about the ongoing conflict in Ukraine?  Many of the arguments in the Western media have not made it to the Estonian media.  Here is a review of the arguments:

To arm:

• Ben Judah's piece in the New York Times places the battle for Ukraine in black and white terms with defeat for the West not an option.
• Alexander Motyl in Foreign Affairs argues that Putin's actions is a threat to the West's democracy, security and stability and should be seen as a war against Europe. 
• Steven Pifer and Strobe Talbott argue that Ukraine needs help from the West.

Not to arm:

• John Mearsheimer argues in the New York Times that Ukraine is not a strategic interest for the West but is for Putin.  That means his commitment to achieving his aims will result in a high escalation.

• Jeremy Shapiro offers a rebuttal to Pifer and Talbott.

• I argued along similar lines in a Delfi piece, that escalation

 One last piece by Anne Applebaum deserves mentioning, it goes beyond the current question of arming and speculates on long term strategy.