> Contrast this with Russia, who invaded a state in which many Russians live, for concrete matters of national security.

You mean for concrete matters of national chauvanism? It's amazing to still see people spreading this misinformation even after Russia accidentally broadcast its real motives to the world: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-60562240

> Mr Akopov justifies the "virtual civil war" as "Russia restoring its historical fullness, gathering the Russian world, the Russian people together".