“If Putin’s goals were taking of Ukraine and more, as I believe, then there was nothing “to work with”, and at best there would have been a chamberlain, peace in our time moment. Actually 2014 was pretty much that moment.”
One thing to keep in mind about Chamberlain was that his “Peace in our Time” gave the world NO DOUBT as to Hilter’s ambitions, when Hilter violated it, without provocation, as far as I know. It actually was a brilliant move by Chamberlain.
“ One thing to keep in mind about Chamberlain was that his “Peace in our Time” gave the world NO DOUBT as to Hilter’s ambitions, when Hilter violated it, without provocation, as far as I know. It actually was a brilliant move by Chamberlain”
Interesting take on that moment, lol shocking I have a different one.
Chamberlain thought he could negotiate with hitler by giving him what he wanted. If your point was correct then the world would have gone to war after Hitler took the rest Czechoslovakia in violation of the agreement, 6 months after “peace in our time” The world did nothing until hitler invaded Poland6 months later, with Soviet Union as an ally 🤔
Interesting similarities, hitler demanded Sudetenland because of “ethnic Germans “ in that land. Hitlers waited 6 months to take the rest of Czechoslovakia. Pitin took Crimea and parts of the Donbas…. The world did little, waited 8 years and is trying to take the rest of Ukraine
I am sure that Hitler thought the world would react the same way to his taking of Czech, that the world would not go to war over Poland. War plans show that hitler was looking at around 1945 to go all in, likewise I believe that putin thought the world would react as they did in 2014 with a flurry of strongly worded letters and weak sanctions.
Both were mistaken.