Ukrainian servicemen during the active phase of joint military exercises between Ukraine and NATO countries. File photoMOSCOW, June 12Ukraine's accession to NATO may pose a danger to Russia due to the risk of a repetition of the Barbarossa plan due to geography, an American historian, philosopher and linguist told Massachusetts Peace Action Noam Chomsky. The interlocutor drew attention to the absence of significant natural barriers between countries, which can hypothetically be used to invade Russian territory. «The Nazi invasion swept through the territory of Ukraine. There are no defensive borders between Kyiv and Moscow, a continuous flat plain. I believe that everything is extremely transparent,” Chomsky said. According to him, all American leaders understood that Ukraine was a red line for Russia. can no longer decide the fate of Europe, Lavrov said»Look at the map, remember recent history: Operation Barbarossa, and it will become very clear to you why neither Gorbachev nor any other Russian leader would have allowed Ukraine and Georgia to join NATO,» the historian explained. Chomsky added that all US presidents and representatives of the US establishment knew about this. Russia has been conducting a military operation in Ukraine since February 24. According to the Ministry of Defense, the Russian army has already completed the main tasks of the first stage — it has significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The ministry called the liberation of Donbass the main goal.
