The existential threat to Russia is Putin, as Trump has become to us.
You may have a point here. Medvedev would have fucked Ukraine beyond belief already.
The mere fact of that would have prevented your aggression.
Putin in his measured and rational himself presented an opportunity to attack Russia which the West used.
The "It's all Putin's fault" phase had begun.
It began long time ago.
And yes, it is Putin's fault that he thought he can work with the West.
The only thing west understands is automatic punch into their ugly face.
I like Iran's response, they are not shy responding militarily agaist US puppets.
Fuck Nato, strike Baltic States, Germany, Romania and Poland
More philosophy from the drunk on the barroom floor.
Putin never wanted to work with the west unless they wanted to roll over and concede whatever he wanted, like Russians do. Unfortunately for Putin, he surrounds himself with people like you who are happy to tell him how strong he is and things like, "Ukrainians hate Zelenksy. They'll throw roses at you in Kiev."
It turns out, not only does Ukraine hate Russia, but Putin hates Russians. He hates them so much he sends them off to fight on a battlefield with the orders, "Walk in that direction for 27 minutes." He hates Russians so much, he tells them, "You want Wildberries and gasoline? Fuck you. My dacha needs S-400s."
Putin thought Ukraine was like Russia and would roll over when he barked. He's had it too easy playing the bully to people like you. It gave him a false impression of the rest of the world. When the world punches back, he is unprepared but has no choice to keep punching, even though in his case, it means sending hundreds of thousands of docile Russians to their death in a foreign country for no gain.
Putin and Trump think alike. They both want to use force against a weak opponent, instead of discussion and negotiation. Now both of them are stuck like flies on fly paper. The difference is, Trump knows that no matter how much he fucks up, he can go back to Mar Lago and play golf. Putin knows that someday soon he is going to walk into a room and he is going to be carried out. The best part of it is, he'll be carried by people like you who will be looking around to see who will be the next fearless bully while saying, "I never liked Putin anyway."