It’s not a matter of either or..... It’s a matter of understanding both sides of the equation and hearing them. But when you have 3rd and 4th, and even more other country leaders interfering greatly in your nation then you’re not running your nation at all — other leaders are — especially when you’re dipping your hands in their pockets 24/7. Which is Ukraines Governments problem - they can’t and don’t stand on their own - ever. Regardless how much revenue you flood into their country .....it’s not and likely will never be a ‘stable’ country.
Basically, the Ukraine has never been a real country. It was a geographic area drawn by the Soviets, along with nearly all the breakaway states in 1991 (with the lone exception of the Baltics, which actually were independent nations that were stolen by the Soviets). That some people treat it with reverential awe as if its borders are sacrosanct (while ignoring our own borders being raped and pillaged) is the epitome of historical ignorance.