r/worldnews • u/Raj_Valiant3011 • 11d ago

Russia/Ukraine Zelenskiy: "There is updated intelligence indicating that Russia is ​preparing a massive attack on Ukraine"

https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraines-zelenskiy-says-intelligence-shows-russia-is-preparing-massive-attack-2026-10-06/
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u/420hashmore 11d ago

Oil water and gas it’s not that deep.

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u/TimberGhost66 11d ago edited 11d ago

And arable land. Ukraine is the breadbasket of Europe. It's why Hitler invaded the area.

edit: spelling

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u/eddub_17 11d ago

And a warm water port.

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u/RiderNo51 11d ago

Not really. Odyssa isn't any warmer than Novorossiysk. And neither lead to open ocean.

And the Turks have zero interest in giving them passage through the Dardonelle Strait per the Montreux Convention (yes, they allow fishing and some merchant vessels to pass, not the same as military ships).