Why didnt France and the UK declare war on Russia, and just

They could only realistically beat one, and Germany had pissed them off a lot more.

Besides, you have to go through Germany to get to Russia.

>>2087662
Because the western governments were packed with (((communist sympathisers)))

>>2087662

Because the Soviet Union, up until 1939, didn't have a huge record of breaking promises within 2 years of making them.

Germany had made itself a mad dog in the international stage. The USSR was much more cautious and opportunistic with its expansionism.

>>2087662

They had cause w/ Germany via pacts w/ Poland. The Soviet Union up until that time had been politically staunchly anti-expansionist.

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>be american
>scuttle home

There were plans, but the Winter War was over before they could come to anything:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-British_plans_for_intervention_in_the_Winter_War

It is important to remember that, even though the initial setbacks for the Soviets were highly embarrassing, the Winter War was nevertheless a relatively quick victory.

>>2087662

Britain and France had openly planned to send expeditionary forces to Scandinavia (to aid mainly against Germany) but its also the main reason Stalin concluded the Moscow Peace in March 1940 instead of taking all of Finland.

https://books.google.com/books?id=AdMCWWa_BlkC&pg=PA79#v=onepage&q&f=false

Germany lied
People died

>>2087662
France and Britain lived right next to Germany who was going all "i want to be the overlord of europe now". Being neighbors and the current overlords of europe, it was a bit more important to get rid of Germany first. While the Soviets were a danger, they were a distant danger.