So, defending oneself against a Russian invasion is now "poking the bear"?
Yep. Defense against promised genocide is “poking the bear”. Amazing, isn’t it? Up is down. Black is white. Welcome to the gaslighting world of the Kremlin and its supporters.
We trained, funded and enable neo-Nazis and Ukrainian nationalists to persecute and exterminate the ethnic Russian population. The ethnic Russians in Donetsk and Lugansk have been the ones fighting off invaders and defending themselves. And, with Russian help, they were finally liberated and voted to become part of Russia.