Personally I believe that the policy of appeasement should not be used and the use of containment should be stalled until Putin shows a real threat to regions outside of Crimea, which is starting to show. I believe this because first, Putin’s demand for Crimea, as Putin’s Empire of Mind describes, may not only be for his country’s own desire to expand as they definitely do not have a need to, but more on protecting ethnically Russian people. However, the Ukrainian government would like to disagree and Russia should respect the country’s sovereignty. Although a large part of Ukraine’s population is ethnically Russian, it does not justify the invasion of a country without a legitimate excuse or the permission from the UN Security Council. Putin’s recent actions can be compared to the early aggression shown by Adolf Hitler back in the later-1930s, at the dawn of World War II. Hitler and Nazi Germany intended on taking the Sudetenland and expand its military power as well as show it off to the rest of the world. Germany was allowed to do so which showed weakness on their part, and with a belligerent country—Germany—awaiting conflict, World War II erupted. The annexation of the Sudetenland and Austria was the beginning and the invasion of Poland was the final nail in the coffin. Russia is showing similar actions and the purpose of history is to learn from our mistake, thus, a policy of appeasement perhaps might not be the best choice. In addition, the Russian people adore Putin for his fight against the western powers and a sign of cowering might push them to allow further aggression by their country’s government. Currently, the Russian people do not desire war and we should keep it this way. Thus, containment via sanctions, as we know will be largely effective against Russia, should be enacted when necessary.