I know the Russian people are suffering under Putin, being held back, by the Krelinists dreams of gaining back the great powerful Russia.
It’s over and it’s gone. Putin is degrading it, while the rest of Europe, including Eastern Europe turn into dynamic economies.
Russia, but a nuisance compared to China, is indeed a nuisance, invading Georgia, illegally annexing Crimea, and sending in their Green Soldier SpecOps into Eastern Ukraine.
President for Life Putin, must be stood up to, or he will continue, and by continuing he delays a vibrant Russian people and state.
The idea of Russia invading Poland, or Lithuania, or anywhere else in Prebaltika is absolutely absurd.
All of the instances you mentioned were as a result of either physical or geopolitical aggression against Russia. Georgia was invaded after Georgian soldiers fired on Russian soldiers in Ossetia. Crimea was annexed after the US instigated the Maidan coup and the Ukrainian coup government threatened to revoke the long term lease on Sevastopol (and this only happened after an election that showed overwhelming popular support). Donetsk and Luhansk seceded from Ukraine also as a result of the Maidan coup.
Russia was not the aggressor in any of these cases, but somehow gets the blame for responding in a proportionate and measured manner. It doesn't manner that the collective West does not like the response...what matters is that Russia unabashedly defends its interests. Full stop.