There's no strategy. You're the one claiming "Appeasing Putin is what got us into this war in the first place". Excuse me to ask for clarification, as this is pretty much the opposite of what Mearsheimer (and other experts) are saying.

And I'm not only asking questions, I've also told you how I think this war could have been avoided (see the linked FT article). I also consider it may be stopped the exact same way it could have been avoided, by considering Putin's not crazy and accepting some of his revendications (but I'm just parroting Chomsky or Mearsheimer, for lack of better explanations).