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Premise:
The Nazi invasion of France and the Low Countries is so successful, including trapping the BEF before it reaches the coast (1), that the Allied governments (2) are scared into agreeing to an armistice (3) mediated by the Italians (4), which somehow has terms both parties can live with (5), among them:

i. ceasing of hostilities & prisoner swap
ii. rendering France militarily incapable of challenging Germany, but no restrictions whatsoever on Germany or Britain
iii. lifting blockades
iv. continued German dominance of Central Europe and Scandinavia
v. no colonies get swapped

Under these circumstances, Hitler nonetheless decides (6) to launch Op. Barbarossa in the summer of '41 (7).

What does Britain do?
A. Fully re-enter the war, as Germany has broken the terms of the armistice and a total defeat of the USSR wold upend the balance of power in Europe enough to put Britain's very existence at risk
B. Impose a naval blockade on Germany and supply Stalin with war material, daring Hitler to initiate hostilities
C. Only supply the USSR with material, without any other hostile actions towards the Nazis
D. Write off the Soviets as a lost cause and try and stay friendly with Hitler

Note - this is not "What should Britain do?", but rather "What would Britain do?"


1 - pick your preferred butterfly-free PoD, it doesn't really matter how
2 - exact line-up of political figures leading said governments can vary, as long as it's reasonable, aka no Moseley bullshit
3 - the minute details of which are not super relevant to this discussion
4 - before they get a chance to enter the war, basically akin to Halifax's OTL suggestion
5 - personally, I am EXTREMELY skeptical that such a set of conditions exist, but for the sake of discussion, let's assume they do
6 - again, this is highly unlikely IMO, given the way he arrived at that decision OTL , but let's just go with it
7 - ITTL, I imagine the Soviets would not be caught off-guard, but the Germans too would be stronger on account of one less year of fighting. Nevertheless, all of this is irrelevant, as the discussion is about Britain's reaction in the short term
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