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True. Putin would hate to have Ukraine overcome its corruption and end up with a working democracy that is more profitable than Russia.It could - but the Russians and Ukrainians are traditionally allies and not enemies. The Russians will hate Putin when he tries to do such things. I guess what Putin fears is the "Taiwan effect". China hates Taiwan because Taiwan schows that Chinese people don't need an autocrat like an emperor or party leader. Taiwan is a nice democracy. And the Ukraine started also to change the own political system from autocrats direction real democracy. The myth "Russians need a strong hand to be ruled" could die - and with it could die the new autocratic system of Putins Russia.