Yep. If Reagan were President at this point in time, we would not be sending any mixed messages to Russia. As it is, Obama says something one day, then Biden says something opposite the next day. Perhaps that is by design.
By the way, I don't see my stance here as pro-Russian. My best guess is that Putin is NOT acting defensively. But that's only a guess. When world leaders guess wrong, the results can be disastrous (Sarajevo in 1914, for example). That's my point.
So we both agree that we need to take a tougher stand against Russia to save Ukraine from being enslaved.
Your posts are a little confusing.