If you look at election and poll results there is a clear east/west divide in Ukraine. It is not moot and ignoring this factor is woefully uninformed about the causes and perceptions of this event in the east.

Lots of countries are polarized. Doesn't mean you can spout nonsense about the events of 2014 when two elections cycles have passed since then. That would be like starting a war with the US in 2028 because you think 2020 was stolen.