The upheaval at the League of Nations conference quickly made its way back to Bulgaria.
"Prime Minister, what do you make of this?" Ferdinand asked.
"Your Majesty, it would be best if we did not rashly state our position for now. No one wants to see us obtain Ukraine. This time, they are merely trying to force Nicholas II to shoulder more debt.
A few of the smaller countries may not care, but as long as Soviet Russia and East Russia have not abandoned their ambition of reunifying the Russian Empire, they will not give up Ukraine so easily!" Konstantin replied.
This was a very obvious problem. With Ukraine in West Russia's hands, they could acquire it once they unified the country.
But if it were sold to Bulgaria, it would be forever beyond their reach. No matter who unified the country, they would be powerless to do anything about it!
They could hardly hope to redeem it later, could they?
There was even less need to mention the positions of the United Kingdom and France. Bulgaria was already powerful enough, and both were looking for ways to curb its development.
If Bulgaria gained another Ukraine, it would become even harder to contain.
Most crucially, Ukraine lay on the European continent. If it were some faraway place in Southeast Asia, the Americas, or Africa, then no matter how fertile the land was, it would not be worth their attention.
This was also the weakness of Britain and France—or rather, the weakness of the British. Because their homeland was limited in area, its development potential was severely constrained.
Historically, the British Empire had collapsed because development in its homeland was obstructed, leaving it unable to suppress its major colonies. With the United States and Soviet Russia stirring the pot, it had