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  While I agree with the thought, the Allies were pretty worn out and shifting to the Pacific theater at the end of the Third Reich.  In practice it would’ve cost an unbelievable number of lives in an already war torn area, and there wasn’t a guarantee that the Russians wouldn’t be able to reach the Atlantic.  Again, it would’ve been ideal to end the Soviet Union then, but that would’ve been a huge risk.
context: In Russia, the word "deny" is a synonym for the word "confirm"; for the rest of the world it's easier to read this as "Kremlin backs Serbia, confirms Russia is stoking tensions in Kosovo". >
  
  and I'm pretty sure, if given the chance, the Kremlin would deny any invasion or any presence in Ukraine >
  
  They have been for the entirety of 8 soon 9 years >
  
  Patton had it right: should have just gone all the way to Moscow...everyone knew Stalin was as bad as Hitler... 80 years later and Russia is still the vindictive, insecure twat...