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Poland - it is actually fairly unlikely that Warsaw would be willing to intervene in the Soviet-Romanian War. Although otherwise they would have a reasonable casus belli in the recovery of the Kresy, their economy and military is in disarray, and need some time to get them back in decent shape...

More or less yes. Of course, the Entente powers must still ensure that the Soviets do not threaten to overrun Germany itself or the Near/Middle East, because in that case their own security would be at a dire risk, well beyond the issue of who gets to be the regional hegemon of Eastern Europe.

Well, at this point IMO we can safely assume that the Little Entente system is dead and buried, and Britain/France have largely disengaged from Central and Eastern Europe. As long as Germany establishes its sphere of influence in the region by economic-diplomatic means or providing strategic...

Federalization is a modern concept that requires 18th century constitutional systems, when the HRE was in its death throes. What you might mean, I surmise, is the best PoDs for a centralized HRE. In such a case, a string of fairly successful, talented, and longeve Ottonian or Hohenstaufen...

Be mindful, the military is split about the peace talks. The Navy is backing the moderates.

Well, given how sick Tsesarevich Alexei Nikolaevich was, actually this is morbidly appropriate, in a way.

"You are Ivan Grozny" weed. Pretty powerful stuff.

A monster fighting for the good guys. Interesting.

NATO, in all likelihood.

Seconded to both. Instead of early perestroika, we may instead see a Soviet invasion of Poland to crush Solidarity, and/or renewed efforts to win in Afghanistan, perhaps even direct Soviet intervention against the anti-Communist insurgencies in Ethiopia, Angola, and Mozambique. Quite likely...

Great TL, but given the massive aggression that Sweden just experienced, it is not any plausible for them to take so long to join NATO. Two-three years at the very most, and one year is quite plausible.

Key words are "France being attacked". If Germany is on the defensive in the West, the whole strategic situation as far as British interests are concerned is very different and much less conductive for intervention. If Plan Schliffen is scrapped, Germany has no discernible interest to rush a...

Please notice that ITTL France is not "being attacked". It is the one declaring war to, and attacking, Germany. You cannot just copy and paste OTL political stances on TTL events, since the political effects of Russia and France declaring war first to Germany and A-H have to be taken into...

Yes, but IIRC the Navy is siding with the civilian moderates, so it's not like the army hardliners are guaranteed to get the upper hand in the power struggle to fom a new government.

A Himmler succession and a takeover by the radical faction were of course possible, but by no means 'very likely', no more so than the USSR and the PRC going hyper-totalitarian after Stalin and Mao. The power standing and popularity of Himmler in the Nazi ruling elite are often grossly...

It was supposed to last 1000 years the same way Communism was supposed to bring about the extinction of the state. Yeah, right. In its immediate post-war future, a Nazi Europe is most likely going to resemble Fatherland. Its ultimate outcome is largely dependent on which faction gets on top...

I'd point out that the fate of Polish and Finnish rebels much depends on whether, after he retakes St. Petersburg, Nicholas means to start his 'short, victorious war' with Germany before or after crushing them. As soon as the war starts, all the self-inflicted limitations of Germany in helping...

With Germany leaving Belgium alone, staying on the defensive in the West, and Russia/France DoW first ? I retain my greatest skepticism. Exactly which justification there would be for spilling British blood that the Cabinet and Parliament would buy, with Ireland close to explosion no less ...

True, and it makes even less likely that Britain shall wish to help a France that apparently channels Louis XIV and Napoleon.

Yes, but be mindful that both Poland and Finland are already in active rebellion against Russia, so even in a short war Germany would necessarily insist for their independence.