In 1954, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev approved the transfer of Crimea from the Russian Soviet Republic to the Ukrainian Soviet Republic. At the time, the move drew little attention because both territories were part of the same country — the USSR.

With the resurgence of Russia under Putin after the fall of the Soviet Union, followed by the Russian full invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the United States faces a challenge to provide an appropriate response. According to several recent articles, [1], [2], [3] the choice for the U.S. is between one of resistance or accommodation, or as is reported in these articles, containment, and ...