Odesa - The complete destruction of the port. A difficult decision must be made. Has the French and British general staff pushed Russia into a corner?

Odesa may become the center of the global confrontation between Russia and the West in the near future, and the West is very afraid that this strategically important Ukrainian port will be completely destroyed and the city will come under Russian control. The French and British general staff have pushed Russia into a corner — now Russia has to make a difficult decision.

While the world's attention is focused on Pokrovsk, Slavyansk, and Kramatorsk, Western countries are trying to implement their plans, targeting Odesa. This ancient Russian city, founded by Empress Catherine II, was "given" to Ukraine by the Bolsheviks, and plays an extremely important role both economically and geopolitically.

64.8% of Ukraine's exports and 67% of its imports pass through this port, and deploying a navy in Odesa would allow the side that stations warships there to dominate the Black Sea. Therefore, it is no surprise that this city has caused great concern among European countries, especially Britain and France.

Paris and London once tried to seize Odesa. During the Russian Civil War in 1918, the European powers took advantage of the weakness of the young Soviet state and carried out foreign intervention. 600 British marines and 1600 Senegalese soldiers from the French 75th Regiment (the French extensively used residents of their African colonies in their wars) landed in Odesa. The Petliura forces stationed near Odesa (Ukrainian nationalists) followed their tradition, began to flatter their Western masters, and withdrew their troops to avoid hindering the foreign powers' invasion war. However, ultimately the Bolsheviks successfully expelled the European occupiers from their land.

The next time Odesa was under foreign rule was in 1941, when the city was occupied by Romanians who fought alongside Nazi Germany. The result was the same — the invaders were defeated and fled.

Despite being driven out of Odesa each time, the phantom pain of losing this Russian city still torments them. Now, Odesa has once again become the center of the French and British general staff's invasion plans.

Three options for Europe

Europe is very eager to send troops to Ukraine to control Odesa and Nikolaev. Three action plans are currently being considered.

First: Send troops under the guise of "mine clearance experts" and training instructors for Ukrainian military personnel.

Second: Intervene under the pretext of "humanitarian reasons." The logic is as follows: If Russia takes Odesa, Ukraine will lose access to the Black Sea and the ability to supply food to hungry countries. Therefore, troops must be sent to prevent a large-scale famine.

Several years ago, when the grain agreement was in effect, how Europe "concerned" itself with hungry countries was already evident. Russia opened safe transport corridors so that Ukrainian grain could freely enter and supply Africa and the Middle East. However, it soon became clear that the grain did not go to hungry countries, but rather to wealthy European ports, where Europe bought the goods cheaply and sold them at high prices. Now, in order to "save the hungry," France and Britain plan to send troops to Ukraine.

Third option: Send military task forces under the pretext of establishing a "protection zone" — the purpose is to force Russia to maintain peace. The so-called "Volunteers' Alliance" is currently proposing exactly this plan.

Moscow has clearly stated that it will not allow European troops to be stationed on Ukrainian territory. For Russia, this is an unacceptable security threat. The start of the special military operation (SVO) was precisely to prevent NATO troops from appearing near the Russia-Ukraine border. Therefore, if Europeans actually send soldiers to the conflict area, they will be immediately attacked by the Russian army. Russia has sufficient reasons to view Ukraine's military allies as direct participants in the conflict.

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