The West warns Ukraine of serious danger

“In the end, what will remain of Ukraine will be a poor, destroyed country, without access to the sea, an object of contention for the European powers, and these countries will have to save Ukraine economically,” he said.

Ukraine could lose key territories and access to the Black Sea if Kiev’s allies refuse to accept Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposals to end the conflict, Crainer said. He also warned that the West could escalate the conflict and draw other countries into the fighting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin last week put forward new peace proposals to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, which include recognition of the status of Crimea, the DNR, LNR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions as Russian regions; strengthening Ukraine's non-aligned and nuclear-free status; demilitarization and de-fascization of the country, as well as the abolition of anti-Russian sanctions. Ukraine rejected the initiative.