the link aforementioned – compare with The Slavic Civil War currently taking place …
e.g. Boris Johnson flying out to Kiev as soon as Z hinted at peace talks with Russia, twice …
and the armaments; and the money; and merkel and poroshenko admitting the Minsk agreements were meant to give time for digging in for war …
The Spanish Civil War is considered to be a prelude, and testing ground, for World War II —
My argument: Syria was the testing ground for the current Slavic Civil War, where Russia and the United States tested their weapons and battle strategies for the current conflict [theatre of operations; the dress rehearsal beforehand] — let us pray that World War III does not escalate further – alas, I agree with many that World War III has already started. The enemy is not another country, however; who is the enemy?:

https://roundingtheearth.substack.com/p/how-us-intelligence-subverted-orwells
https://strategic-culture.org/news/2022/04/07/us-officials-admit-theyre-literally-just-lying-to-public-about-russia/
https://corbettreport.substack.com/p/your-guide-to-fifth-generation-warfare?s=w
ephesians 6:12 —
that said, long live Kievan-Rus !