That's is because you cannot trust Russians. Period. Ukrainians fight for their homeland and not every woman, man and child to starve to death again. Isn't that worth dying for?
What are the Russians dying? The resurrection of a comatose empire.
Doing the same and expecting a different result is the definition of idiocy.
Turks can be hardheaded and stubborn but damn it. Gordun surekli sehit veriyorsun o bolgede o zaman baska seyler yap.
Imperfect democracy doesn't even cover it. There is no democracy in Russia. Just because you have an election doesn't make Russia democratic. Communist North Korea have elections too. Are they democratic?
The Soviet Union broke up in 1991, but no real democratic transition took place. Instead...