Putin is clearly paranoid. Somehow he imagines that the EU is scheming to gain operational control over the Russian gas industry, move NATO directly against the Russian border, spread Homosexuality inside Russia, and organize and fund internal political movements that are friendly to the EU gas and banking schemes.
Clearly he is paranoid./
Besides, Russia has existed long before Putin. Russia always has to be concerned about the Ukraine for security.
You're clearly clueless. We've seen two real, not imaginary, attempts at false flag ops here (Syria and Ukraine) in the last six months and seeing that for what it is isn't paranoia. Somebody in our state department is suffering from paranoia, Putin is not.
The simple fact is that Putin is trying to put the empire back together. First Crimea, then the rest of the Ukraine.
The Chinese, on the other hand, are engaged in building a new empire and are systematically building it out to the furthest island chain they can reach.
The American response, in both cases, is encouraging more aggressive behavior. You have to acknowledge the fact that at least Putin and the Chinese have a foreign policy.