An "independent" (Western-occupied) Neo-Nazi Ukraine, which means discrimination, abuse and genocide of twenty million Russian (and Russian-speaking) people, lost of Crimea and Donbass (which means terrible economical losses), NATO-expantion, which means american credible first strike capability. Yes, it's obviously the greater evil from the Russian point of view, as well as return of Mexico to the 1821 borders (with genocide of all non-Latino Americans and deployment of Russian nuclear-capable forces in Texas and California) might be much lesser evil than a nuclear war against Russia from the American point of view.
Really? Who said you this? Anyway, it doesn't matter. Back in 1999 the Chechens did "hate" Russia. Now it's the most pro-Russian region of the Russian Federation.