Originally Posted by
Prunus Dessicata
Ukraine is the vulnerable soft underbelly of Russia.
Then why didn't Russia simply militarize the border (guard posts, minefields, razor wire, layered defences, the whole nine yards), like the USSR did back in the day? FWIW I think the most potent threat to Russia is Russia itself; it really is its own worst enemy.
An immensely rich prize for NATO to pluck.
You do struggle with the concept of sovereignty. Also, given the events of the past three weeks, do you not think Ukraine's fears, hence their desire to join NATO, was justified?
We will be able to put nuclear missiles within two or three hundred miles of Moscow.
We have been able to do that for decades, but haven't - Latvia is just as close. Why is that, do you think?