Looking more and more like pre-WW2.

Thanks for the article Jonathan.

via Defense News.

WARSAW — Ukraine’s government has decided to set aside an additional 6.8 billion hryvnia (US $697 million) for defense spending to mobilize troops, modernize weapons and improve the operational capacities of the country’s armed forces, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said.
With Ukraine’s military power considerably less imposing than that of Russia, the latest move could launch a much-needed string of arms modernization and acquisition programs, local analysts said.
The prime minister said in a statement that the need to boost his country’s defense expenditure is related to Russia’s military intervention in the Crimean peninsula.
“Today we are talking about protecting our country,” Yatsenyuk said.” All other expenses are not worth anything if the Ukrainian Army, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are not able to protect the state.”

Crisis clarifies priorities....