So bringing the material to Ukraine's sea border suddenly makes it easier to spread the supplies throughout the Ukraine than bringing the stuff to the land border?
Why?
You assume that the infrastructure in Ukraine is in bad shape anyway so there is not difference apart from the trucks and trains used to bring the material to Ukraine can also be used inside of Ukraine whereas ships cannot.
And I highly doubt that Russia is able to destroy the road network in Ukraine so that it prevents trucks from bringing in material in just a few days.
Not that a direct fight NATO vs Russian forces wouldn't end in a nuclear exchange anyway as soon as NATO is able to build up enough forces to roll over what Russia can put in their way on it's western border...
If i read this topic correctly then its very unlikely for the russians to invade the Ukraine.
First of the diplomatic problems that will come of it and secondly there is no point doing this specially with the knowlegd that the economy for both sides will be hammered down due this conflict.
There are way's around war that are mutch easyer to do than making war.
On the otherhand if russia do invade this country than the diplomatic situation will be chaotic. and it will be a major issue for the neightbours and regional stability.
As some of the posters have said the EU will just try to act by diplomatic resolutions to punish Russia this is probably true.
But at the same time the neightbours will ask EU and VS for protection just incase the Russian invasion goes further than the Ukraine.
My point here is that sooner or later the EU must step into the battle, because the EU would not like Russia so close to its borders and lets do not forget that many EU members fear that Russia is trying to rebuild the USSR by regaining control of the country's that turned there backs to Russia after the USSR colaps many years ago.
So as other already said there are so many factors that could trigger a huge domino effect.
So even if Russia is not doing anything the situation will be explosive.
A 3th world war? naaahh both EU/VS and Russia will be not that stupid because there is not point/winner just losers.
But a regional problem of epic proportion? yes so as far i can think.
Anyway the situation at hand is difficult enough to solve by just deplomatic talks but it will be almost impossible to solve by war.
And i hope that Russia is not that stupid because if it really comes down to just a escalating war? then the EU/NATO and his ally's will step in if they are forced to, in this case we will have a 3th Wwar of a epic size resulting of many deathsoldiers on both sides, and who is gonna win? i really do not know but one thing is for sure it is not going to be pretty for both sides and totally useless.
And besides this Russia will not like EU to stap in because defeating Ukraine is a little task for Russia and its huge army but fighting NATO is a hole new level of war concidering that NATO is not an baby army but a well armed and very well funded warmachine it will take some time for NATO to get this machine rolling but when its finally rolling than there is no stopping it by conventional means specially with US backing NATO.
And in this case all involving country's have already lost.....
But this is mostly Theoretic and unlike to happen at least let hope that this is not going to happen.
