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>would Paris and Berlin risk lives of French and German people (soldiers and civilians due to retaliation) to save Vilnius? Yes very much.
by tokai 9mo ago
>would Paris and Berlin risk lives of French and German people (soldiers and civilians due to retaliation) to save Vilnius?
Yes very much.
- generic92034 9mo agoAbsolutely: https://www.bundeswehr.de/en/news/eastern-flank-new-brigade-5929244 https://www.bundeswehr.de/en/news/eastern-flank-new-brigade-...
- hilbert42 9mo agoRight. Aggression can only be tolerated up to a point before it triggers a response. Remember, on 1 September 1939 the Nazis invaded Poland and two days later both the UK and France declared war on Germany.
- littlestymaar 9mo ago“and two days later both the UK and France decided not to intervene and just set up defensive position in Belgium and eastern France” is what actually happened. With the terrible results we known for France (the defensive position being hammered on its weakest point, leading to the complete collapse of the French army in less than a month.
- littlestymaar 9mo agoI wouldn't be so categorical about France. Pro-russian/ “anti-war” political parties earned the majority of votes (but not seats) in the last elections, and the personality of Macron is so divisive (he has had record low approval for most of his tenure) it really impairs support for war.