“Appease? Is that what Eisenhower through Reagan did by not pushing NATO to Russia’s borders?”
For that matter, Reagan didn’t even consider pushing NATO into Austria or Finland. He knew things were stable with those two countries neutral, and both countries were also free and prosperous. Ukraine might have fared better if they had followed that model, as it certainly worked out fine for Austria and Finland, and they were up against a far nastier country than Russia, that being the Soviet Union (as in Stalin).
“”””Appease? Is that what Eisenhower through Reagan did by not pushing NATO to Russia’s borders?”””””
Huh? I don’t believe you thought that one out.