>"At the time there was a great deal of speculation that the Kremlin's willingness to negotiate with Finland was caused by three factors: First, the spring thaw would make operations in Finland difficult; second, the Soviet economy was under enormous strain to maintain troops in the field; and finally, as Steinhardt reported to Washington, the Soviet position was "complicated by the possibility of serious developments in the Black Sea area."
>Patrick Osborn. Operation Pike: Britain Versus the Soviet Union, 1939-1941
Интересно, а какие осложнения у СССР могли быть в районе Черного моря ?