Ukraine wants to side with the West; will we preserve a West for it to side with?

Results from Ukraine's parliamentary elections show a decidedly pro-Western tilt:

Pro-Europe parties secured a big win in an election in Ukraine, a partial vote count showed on Monday, with President Petro Poroshenko hailing people's support for his plan to end a separatist war and pursue democratic reforms sought by the West.

Early figures from the vote count showed that Poroshenko's bloc and the party of his ally, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk, were both taking over 21 percent of the votes cast from a field of 29 competing parties.

Addressing Ukrainians two hours after polling ended on Sunday night, he thanked voters for backing a "democratic, reformist, pro-Ukrainian and pro-European majority".

Which makes US Congressional elections a week from tomorrow all the more crucial.  We must let the people of Ukraine - and anywhere else - know that the people of our land intend to restore it as the United States of America and resume the lead in the defense of freedom in the world.