Your description of events sounds like it comes from a domestic abuser. The people choose the west instead of russia, and russia attacks them in retaliation. "

Your description of events sounds like it comes from a domestic abuser. The people choose the west instead of russia, and russia attacks them in retaliation. "Look what you made me do," says the abuser as they abuse in response, upset their victim prefers someone else. The abuser believes their abuse is righteous, but it is actually illegal and immoral. In reality, nobody made the abuser abuse. Violence is the response of the unhappy abuser because they're unable to deal with their feelings like a civilized person. Of course the abuser could go away and mind their own business, rather than abusing. They just don't want to. The abuser feels absolutely entitled to absolutely control their victims.