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I don't get why Russia wants a buffer zone. Russia is huge and has proven time and time again that you can invade but you are just going to be destroyed. Acces
by tomjen3 5y ago
I don't get why Russia wants a buffer zone. Russia is huge and has proven time and time again that you can invade but you are just going to be destroyed.
Access to the Caspian sea, sure. Oilfields, sure. But the one thing Russia doesn't need is more land.
- Animats 5y agoHistorically, food. Ukraine has a good climate for agriculture and large flat areas with water, like the American midwest. Most of Russia is marginal for agriculture.