Stepping away from the issue specifics, it is funny how posters use "love Russians" as some sort os smear. I do not know any Russians to love or hate them. I do not agree with you on this issue. I'll leave it at that.
I think the Russian people have had it hard. I don’t have animus against them any more than I do people from other nations. I wish most people well.
I try to be specific when I talk down a Russian person, ie: Putin. It also bothers me when they admire this man that has really screwed his people over, in the interest of being seen as a tough guy.
It’s no proof of being tough, to send your troops across borders with your neighbors unprovoked.