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> I think, the idea is that Putin wanted to invade more than Ukraine, and even planned to wage war with NATO at some time. Why would you think that?
by yodsanklai 5y ago
> I think, the idea is that Putin wanted to invade more than Ukraine, and even planned to wage war with NATO at some time.
Why would you think that?
- k__ 5y agoHis reason to invade Ukraine was that it was part of Russia back in the days, and not its own country. That could be true for NATO member countries.
- denton-scratch 5y agoHasn't he said as much? - The collapse of the CCCP and Warsaw Pact was a catastrophe - Peter The Great was great, and Russia should be extended to its old imperial borders I'm not aware that he's expressed the desire to go to war with NATO. But I do believe that subjugating Ukraine is a prerequisite to occupying the Baltic states. In particular Kaliningrad, Russia's only ice-free Baltic naval base, is connected to Russia by a long, narrow landbridge, which is very vulnerable, being protected largely by treaty commitments. Defending that landbridge with purely military force would imply aggression against Lithuania or Poland (or both), and both countries are in NATO.
- pintxo 5y agothere is no land connection under Russian control between Kaliningrad and the rest of russia, is there?
- denton-scratch 5y agoThere;s a corridor, protected by treaty.
- pintxo 5y agoSource? Wikipedia says you need a transit visa as any land transport will be through foreign land.
- denton-scratch 5y agoHmm. Wikipedia says: "Russian proposals for visa-free travel between the EU and Kaliningrad have so far been rejected by the EU. Travel arrangements, based on the Facilitated Transit Document (FTD) and Facilitated Rail Transit Document (FRTD) have been made." So it looks like you're right, and I'm wrong - it's not a proper corridor.