The West allying with Russia to fight the Nazis has left this lingering geopolitical fiasco to this day. Not that there was a better solution, of course, but Russia's atrocities was created by stopping Nazi atrocities. They solved one problem and created another.
Bruh. Russia had a long record of atrocities prior to WW2. Frankly, so did America. Not that I wish to compare the two, I am 100% behind the Western order. Fuck russia now, fuck russia forever. America is no utopia, but fuck if I'd rather live under russian or Chinese hegemony.
I think a direct war with the Soviet Union after meeting in Germany would have been possible but at that point probably too costly. All out war with Britain, France and USA versus the Soviet Union could potentially have defeated the Red Army but at a staggering loss of human life. As well, the ground they had to cover to push back to Moscow at that point would have been outlandishly difficult.
Instead, the American support of Russia was a bit too successful and should only have supported a stalemate in the Eastern front until attrition made both very weak. Then, after D-Day, the Allies could have liberated Poland, Hungary, Romania, Estonia, etc. And then Russia would have been in 1945 where they are today instead of having 50+ years of occupation.
This comment feels so reactionary and so off the mark based on the op comment that I'm not certain this isn't a bait post... Which I've just been hooked by... I should stop talking now.