Russia's War Against Ukraine OP-ED

James Forsyth: If Mariupol falls, we could end up at war with Russia

By Daily Mail.

Published Feb. 22, 2015 at 9:09 am

Ukrainian servicemen take part in combat drills near the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Feb. 6, 2015.

Photo by AFP

For the next few weeks, Mariupol in Ukraine is the most important city in Europe. If pro-Russian separatists take it, senior British government figures tell me, the United States will start to arm the Ukrainian government directly.