The stakes for EU/NATO in Ukraine could hardly be overrated. What is missing - a strategy. Ukraine and the CEE need access to the global LNG market and non-Russian gas. Resolving the energy independence equation would win the geopolitical endgame.
http://bulgariaanalytica.org/en/2019/03/31/ukraine-europes-defense-forepost-against-imperial-russia/?fbclid=IwAR0vi79W-ZRnwBUX5f_PnVBHBqtD0ylBgfksxHc9UR-oFL9oSHTMGCZ5MF4