Comment Comment by red-iron-pine > Ukraine is to WW3 as Belgium was to WW1. A hot, stagnant land war in the heart of the continent.Belgium is a buffer state that has a port. Ukraine is a breadbasket with lots of soviet era industry and critical accesses to the Black Sea.Belgium was a speedbump for the Germans, just a way to get to the French and block off the British. Ukraine is the actual goal. parent red-iron-pine 13 days ago
Belgium is a buffer state that has a port. Ukraine is a breadbasket with lots of soviet era industry and critical accesses to the Black Sea.
Belgium was a speedbump for the Germans, just a way to get to the French and block off the British. Ukraine is the actual goal.