[Kazan]

The United States will demand that Russia accept Ukraine's right to have its own army and defense industry

There is zero chance of that happening unless Ukraine concedes all the annexed area to Russia, agrees to be neutral toward Russia and disavows all association with NATO.

But, allowing the Ukrainians to have its own defense industry would the equivalent of Israel allowing the Palestinians to have one.

[Petrosius]

But, allowing the Ukrainians to have its own defense industry would the equivalent of Israel allowing the Palestinians to have one.

Except that it has been Russia attacking into Ukraine, not Ukraine attacking into Russia.