The ultimate goal was not German conquest, but the conquest of the Soviet Union. . ... Russia, “a declining power”, under Putin wanted to regain the glory of the Soviet empire, and demonstrated its new bravado when “invading Crimea”. ..…
The US was Soviet Russia's in the battle to defeat Nazi Germany. In Colleville-sur-Mer, France, Normandy American Cemetery, commemorating D-Day anniversary, launching West's long-delayed second front against Nazi forces while the battle raged in East, pitting millions of Soviet and German..…