There is a strong nationalist movement now that I think will prevail
I think you're right.
The Serbs got no mercy from the West when it was necessary to make them toe the Western line, and Georgia got no help for willingly toeing the Western line.
All the Ukrainians need is to be able to accurately predict the future.
The USA did help Georgia. We armed them and helped them shoot down Russian jets and kill Russians. We sent our ships to the Black Sea carrying nuclear missiles and Putin backed off because he is afraid of the USA. When Georgia needs help again we will help them kill more Russians.
It’s all about Western Ukraine vs. Eastern/Soviet Ukraine.
Lots of History.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_annexation_of_the_western_Ukrainian_territories
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_collaborationism_with_the_Axis_powers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NKVD_prisoner_massacres
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stepan_Bandera