Question: Is Ukraine analogous to Spain during the Spanish Civil War?

[RFCalifornia]

And Russia is playing the role of Germany?

Remember that the Spanish Civil War was the prologue to WW2

[Spider Jerusalem]

1. Not especially

Germany did not invade Spain and had no intention of annexation; they assisted the Nationalist/Falangist side with troops, weapons and air support.

[RFCalifornia]

3. Yes but consider Franco as a Nazi puppet

[roamer65]

2. History doesn't repeat but it often rhymes.

[hlthe2b]

4. In that some Americans & others feel compelled to volunteer to fight on their behalf for freedom?

A bit.

In that, the authoritarian (and likely "nuts" ) leader of the world's largest nuclear power is trying to fulfill a bizarre historical fantasy he holds over the destiny of the country and people of Russia to control much of the world? Not so much.

[uponit7771]

5. No but we are here, Spain **ALLOWED** those involved in a coup attempt to STAY in power after

... wards because they didn't want to "inflame" things and those people started another coup and took over Spain for 3 gerations of a dictatorship.