90% of Eastern Ukrainians are Ethnic Russians and loved being Ukraine citizens but were being slaughtered by Ukrainian military for 8 years, 14,000 citizens. They needed and wanted someone to help them.
It did not help that the EU could not stop talking about having Ukraine join NATO, which the US and EU agreed they would never do. That was unacceptable to Russia.
Who were the aggressors?
Illegal immigration and deportation were agreed upon by most everyone before Trump. People change their minds with the direction of the wind nowadays.
Trump Derangement Syndrome is real, and it is pervasive. It's amazing that people can forget their morals and beliefs over one man. After 10 years I have come to the conclusion that the TV told them to.