Originally Posted by
livedarklions
Crossing the Alps in the middle both ways, no less.
You have repeatedly mentioned the Alps in this thread which suggests it's been a long time since you looked at a map of Europe.
Not only one does not have to cross the Alps on the route from Netherlands to Ukraine, one would even have to make a pretty huge detour to get to the Alps.
It is entirely possible to make this trip without encountering any mountains.