If Poland were to annex western Ukraine on Belarus's southern border, that puts all of western Belarus, most critically the cities of [[Brest]] and [[Grodno]], in a potential pincer should NATO choose to attack in the future. NATO can easily cut off Brest and Grodno entirely in one fell stroke. | If Poland were to annex western Ukraine on Belarus's southern border, that puts all of western Belarus, most critically the cities of [[Brest]] and [[Grodno]], in a potential pincer should NATO choose to attack in the future. NATO can easily cut off Brest and Grodno entirely in one fell stroke. |