Obviously you have no idea how pervasive the Russian disinformation program is. At best that makes you a dupe. When people who actually live in the towns and cities refute what the Western media is reporting, that’s a problem. I posted an obvious example of Russian lying with the documented example of the Ukrainian flagship’s announced defection in the Russian press which was parroted in the West.
Surprise! Surprise! The defection never occurred. It was propaganda put out to convince other Ukrainian ships to defect. That didn’t happen either.
The main message of the disinformation is that most of the Ukrainians in the East want a closer association with Russia when that is not true. Russia has shipped in busloads of so-called protestors for the choreographed demonstrations and they have an active provocateur presence to stir up trouble.
Meanwhile back at the ranch we think the Cold War ended long ago. Remember the peace dividend? That was BS too.
Also, how about the fact that the spetsnaz were in Crimea and Putin said they were local militias unrelated to his nation? Putin and the putinistas have been duping the gullible for a long time.