I think Russia has a point to be worried and concerned about a Ukraine in NATO or the EU, however they went about it in a terrible fashion. You catch more flies with honey than vinegar. Not to mention, they moved to annex Crimea and supported civil war in other parts of the country. What did Russia expect?
We hold elections to put every one on an equal playing field, where each person has the same amount of say.
Theoretically
Does that also apply if the "populous forceful overthrow" is being directed by foreign powers?[0][1][2]
[0] It's not Russia that's pushed Ukraine to the brink of war https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/30/russia...
[1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/melikkaylan/2014/04/16/why-cia-...
[2] How William Hague Deceived the House of Commons on Ukraine https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/david-morrison/ukraine-will...
I pointed out that this was false / not as your comment implies a few hours ago when you posted something similarly incorrect:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30588114
tl;dr: Putin (with the help of Paul Manafort) got a Russian puppet elected in Ukraine, once he did a 180 on campaign promises and the populous recognized him from the puppet he was he was deposed and fled to Russia.