The french pre-surrendered in 2001 for the entire century. Hehehehe. That's a valid argument, but only which only applies if Putin intends to stop at Ukraine... which he may very well do. If we, and the Americans, take an isolationist approach to European politics then we've Neville Chamberlained it.... then we're a small island off the coast of the Russian Eurasian empire - and not a country he would tolerate given his main ideological enemy is the US.

Then we're right back to Operation Sealion and the Battle of Britain - but the Russians aren't going to make the Napoleon/Hitler mistake of invading Russia.