Your mindset is a prime motivator for Russians to stick with Vlad the Eldercrusher, unfortunately.

Georgia tried to overrun ethnic minorities' republics it does not control, you peg it on Russia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Georgian_War#Large-scale...

Ukraine shells large cities with rocket artillery for denying its control under the new government that nobody voted for - killing around 3000 civians in process - again, you blame those killings on Russians.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Donbass#Humanitarian_co...

Yes there is a room for discussion on both occassions, but as far as you are concerned, there's nothing to discuss.

Well of course russians will stick with putin, otherwise it will be way too big embarrassment to admit that your country has committed such crimes.

As for russian denials about their invasions - I don't care what those liars say. They are proven patented liars, majority of the population and 100% of their government. And you are correct, there is nothing to discuss.

Dear Ukrainian friend, I assure you the majority of the Russian population does not support it at all, but they are powerless to change it (hence the "totalitarian" sticker on the regime). I don't have that many Russian friends left, perhaps under a hundred including my family. Not a single one of them approves of this stupidity. We all voted against the dictator, but everybody understands that the voting was just a theater. A few more years, and there is some hope (unlike China where Mr. Xi is going to stay for good). The quicker all sides deal with this active state brainwashing, the better place the world will be.

All the Russians I know supported Crimea :/ though they're less happy about Donbass etc (I think their view is Russia has enough problems, economy etc. as it is)