Can't disagree more. First, throughout centuries Russia had been a victim of devastating invasions which came from the West. Most recent one was by Nazi Germany. Therefore, Moscow is very sensitive to military activity on the Western borders, as well as to ultra-right ideology (rampant both in Ukraine and some Baltic states). Secondly, "shock therapy" market liberalization, which threw millions of Russians below the poverty line overnight and wiped out savings, was the result of following recommendations of various Western IGOs (IMF, World Bank, etc) and advisers to Yeltsin's admin. Jeffrey Sacks, who served as such an adviser, acknowledged that. That was one of the major reasons for many current social problems. There were internal reasons too, no doubt, but putting all the blame on Russians when they faced devastating externalities of rushed policies (under Western advice and political pressure) is unwise.