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To: Libloather

Russia needs Ukraine like a fish needs a bicycle.


7 posted on 03/14/2023 2:20:57 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Russia needs Crimea for its naval base.

Russia needs eastern Ukraine to move supplies to Crimea.


8 posted on 03/14/2023 2:25:43 AM PDT by SauronOfMordor (The rot of all principle begins with a single compromise.)
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To: nickcarraway

Ukraine is the breadbasket of Europe and, on top of that, anyone who controls it is a threat to Russia’s access to the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.


11 posted on 03/14/2023 2:51:41 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: nickcarraway

Russia needs Ukraine like a fish needs a bicycle.

So why is the fish fighting so long and so hard to obtain that bicycle?

39 posted on 03/14/2023 7:23:20 AM PDT by FormerFRLurker
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