[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 70 (Monday, April 28, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1671]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  APPEASEMENT INVITES MORE AGGRESSION

  (Mr. VINDMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. VINDMAN. Mr. Speaker, history has taught us time and time again 
that appeasement in the face of aggression and evil only invites more 
aggression.
  We saw it in the 1930s, and we are seeing echoes of it in the Trump 
administration's actions today.
  When we hesitate to support Ukraine, we drag our feet, or allow 
political infighting to stall critical aid, we are sending a dangerous 
message to autocrats, especially China.
  Vladimir Putin invaded a sovereign democracy. He is betting that the 
free world will grow tired, turn inward, and look away. We cannot let 
that happen.
  Standing with Ukraine is not charity. It is deterrence and in our 
national security interests.
  If we do not stand with Ukraine, eventually American troops will be 
forced to fight aggressors in East Asia and Europe.
  Deterrence is the key to putting them and our national security 
first.
  Appeasement failed the world before. We cannot afford to repeat that 
mistake.

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