But I sure welcome the chance. Maybe 2022 is going to see a whole new Open Forum!
I think we overdo the appeasement analogy. Putin is not Hitler. If it were up to me, NATO would not have expanded to where it is now. But we certainly would not be safer if we let in Ukraine or Georgia or anyone else. I think we could try to get some sort of neutral status for Ukraine - similar to how Finland was treated during the Cold War - and have Putin relax a bit.
Russian interests in Ukraine are much more vital than ours are. And I do not think it is worth risking conflict over.