Re: "Ukraine and the West are facing a devastating defeat" -- Telegraph Archived Message
Posted by Ken Waldron on July 18, 2023, 9:41 pm, in reply to "Re: "Ukraine and the West are facing a devastating defeat" -- Telegraph"
"I think Ukraine will be lucky to hold on to Odessa..." -Very lucky. I don't reckon that would be strategically sound from Russia's point of view. Look at the Western view of the Baltic now viewed as a "NATO lake". The Black sea has always likewise been an objective of the NATO powers. Control of Sevastopol would mean US Naval power establishing itself in the heart of Russia and Eurasia. Failing this (as they have and will) they would try use Odessa as some kind of catspaw. Unfortunately for them titularly its a Ukrainian city but population wise and historically it's Russian. For Russia to maintain its security it must take the Black Sea littoral including Odessa. Without Odessa the job is only half-done.
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