Originally posted by Andrei
The Little Entente was an alliance formed by Romania , Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia to counter Hungarian revanchism , it was not aimed at the Soviet Union.
You are correct althoug respect to Little Entente I was thinking in the future in referrence to Germany not Soviet Union, I was thinking in 1938 and the Czech crisis, with a stronger little Entente and a France more strong because this stronger Little Entente it could be possible to save Czechoslovakia.
Also altough initially it was aimed against Hungary, France see it as an ally to make possible a two front war against Germany if this country in the future seeks revanchist politics, and France makes close bounds with Triple Entente so the alliance that in the beginning was only aimed to confront Hungary develops later in an ally of France against possible agressive politics of Germany.
Also the poles never enter the alliance but makes some collaborations with it because this evolution as ally of France.
From encyclopedia quote in Infoplease:
"The overall aims of the Little Entente and the Balkan Entente, taken together, were the preservation of the territorial status quo, established by the treaties of Versailles, Saint-Germain, Trianon, and Neuilly, against the efforts of Germany, Hungary, Italy, and Bulgaria to have those treaties revised; the prevention of
Anschluss, or union, between Germany and Austria; and the encouragement of closer economic ties among its members. The Little Entente was successful in its aims until the rise of Hitler in Germany, when French prestige was gradually displaced by German economic penetration and political pressure. It began to break apart in 1936 and was effectively ended when Czechoslovakia lost its membership by the formation of the Munich Pact (1938)."
Originally posted by Andrei
In order to have a more effective "Cordon Sanitaire" , the POD should solve the issues between the Eastern European countries , especially between Poland and Czechoslovakia and Ukraine.
Yes it is a great problem altough the POD that I say could erase some problems between Kiev and Warsaw because the poles help the ukrainians to defend against the soviets (although surely the irredentism of Ukraine poles will continue) the principal problem will be the zone of Teschen between czechs and poles (and during the 1938 crisis the poles more than help czechs prefer to joint the vultures when the division of Czechoslovakia occupying the zone of Teschen).
Originally posted by Andrei
In order to have a more effective "Cordon Sanitaire" , the POD should solve the issues between the Eastern European countries , especially between Poland and Czechoslovakia and Ukraine.
Also , it would have been better if all the Eastern European Alliances ( The Balkan Alliance , The Little Entente , The Polish-Romanian alliance )had been merged into one , aimed at any aggresion .
It would be the ideal, no doubt that the principal problem is Czechoslovakia and poles because although no doubt of the problems between Ukraine and Poland they both have a common enemy the Soviet Union and Ukraine knows that needs Poland to survive against the Soviet Union (and if this Soviet Union is as in OTL is leaded by Stalin more motives will have Ukraine to strengthen his alliance with Poland despite the problems with ukraine population in Poland -although some measures could be made by Poland to give ukraines poles some degree of autonomy as a gesture to his ally Ukraine-).
Respect Czechoslovakia and Poland the principal problem is the zone of Teschen, in this case possibily this problem could be made less important if the pressures of France and the rise of Hitler Germany makes clear two both nations that they have a common enemy: Germany, in this case some butterflies could happen in a Europe with Ukraine independent, in this case the poles could not accuse so hard than in OTL the czechs of occupying a polish region because the poles are making the same with Ukraine.
Apart of this could be Czechoslovakia could made some gestures as made an special autonomy status to Teschen.
No doubt that the diplomatic affairs would be very interesting in TTL and is France surely the nation that have the capacity to show all these nations the dangers about Soviet Union and France and solve these territorial problems to make the Little Entente and other alliances work far better than in OTL.
) what kind of POD would lead to a free Ukraine that is powerful enough to resist Soviet invasion?