No. Putin has more nationalistic aims, not imperialistic ones.
We are the ones with imperialism on our mind.
Putin kept the treaties until 2014, when we told him to pound sand when he broached the subject of Russian security.
Really? So explain why Putin has a 5,000 word essay on the official Kremlin website, why Ukraine cannot be free and independent of Russia.
Article by Vladimir Putin ”On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians“