What if the solution to Trump's unwillingness to help Ukraine's was to convince him that if they can liberate Crimea, he can have all of it to build seaside resorts?
It is relevant that the USSR took a look at what the Nazis were doing and said, "All in brother, let's split Poland and shake hands in the middle," and only turned on them once the Nazis broke the alliance from their side
To be fair, the USSR tried to contact the allies for months, but in 1939 they were not interested.
I suspect some wealthy donator made a few phone calls.