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Could you explain? I dont understand how intervention of A in country B in war with C, helps country D in war with E. How does A threatens E?

There was talk of indirect war with the Soviets because of the pact with the Nazi's, which meant bombing oil deposits and helping in the winter war. But as you can see, nothing came of it.

Stalin had no interest in Germany's success or failure. The pact was a pretty good way of taking advantage of the situation and having a more favourable approach from the allies in negotiations with the USSR.

Franco-British plans for intervention in the Winter War

I think you overcomplicate it a bit JRHINDO. France was actually planning on defending Finland and hence enter into war with the Soviet Union. Also the plans of bombing oil deposits in Kaukasus as TremblingBlue says.

The most sound strategy for Soviet Union would have been to assist Germany if it was loosing against France (just like the alled did with Soviet, when she was on its way loosing against Germany). The USSR probably would have prefered fighting a weakened Germany than a strong allied faction when the war between Germany and the allies had settled.

If France and the allies had won against, and occupied Germany, war between the Allies and Soviet would almost certainly have broken out afterwards. That war would have been lost by the Soviet Union.
 
Just don't make Finland a Communist nation, like EVERY SINGLE HoI2 ALT HIST MOD except Kaiserreich has done.
Someone, somewhere has some real hate towards Finland, 'cause I've seen it hoisting the Red flag with the most ridiculous reasons in the mods I've seen.
 
Franco-British plans for intervention in the Winter War

I think you overcomplicate it a bit JRHINDO. France was actually planning on defending Finland and hence enter into war with the Soviet Union. Also the plans of bombing oil deposits in Kaukasus as TremblingBlue says.

The most sound strategy for Soviet Union would have been to assist Germany if it was loosing against France (just like the alled did with Soviet, when she was on its way loosing against Germany). The USSR probably would have prefered fighting a weakened Germany than a strong allied faction when the war between Germany and the allies had settled.

If France and the allies had won against, and occupied Germany, war between the Allies and Soviet would almost certainly have broken out afterwards. That war would have been lost by the Soviet Union.

I still don't think they would have helped the Germans. I'm thinking that they would have "interevened" in the East and set up a buffer state in Poland or Eastern Poland.

Stalin wasn't going to strike against the Allies because it would be virtual suicide. Japan would seize this opportunity to seize the northern resource zone in Siberia and it's possible that China might get up to something too. It would almost certainly be a massive two front war that Russia simply cannot handle.
 
I still don't think they would have helped the Germans. I'm thinking that they would have "interevened" in the East and set up a buffer state in Poland or Eastern Poland.

Stalin wasn't going to strike against the Allies because it would be virtual suicide. Japan would seize this opportunity to seize the northern resource zone in Siberia and it's possible that China might get up to something too. It would almost certainly be a massive two front war that Russia simply cannot handle.

He already striked against the allies. He attacked Poland and the allies had already obliged themselves to defend her if she was attacked.

With France winning against Germany, The Soviet Union would have been next. that is at least very likely. As you say, Stalin would have lost that war. The Soviet Union had nothing to fear of the allies as long as Germany was alive. Therefore, aiding Germany would have been a sound strategy in case the French prevailed.
 
He already striked against the allies. He attacked Poland and the allies had already obliged themselves to defend her if she was attacked.

With France winning against Germany, The Soviet Union would have been next. that is at least very likely. As you say, Stalin would have lost that war. The Soviet Union had nothing to fear of the allies as long as Germany was alive. Therefore, aiding Germany would have been a sound strategy in case the French prevailed.

But taking account of the inevitable losses that comes with Allied success, I don't think they'd be willing to start another war. I'm pretty sure they would agree to Soviet territorial gains and there we have the cold war and its proxy wars.