[eviks]

That's what happened - some officials trusted the electorate at some level and decided that the rules the electorate chose to make via their representatives should be followed. Those officials also trust the electorate to change the rules if they want to.

[animuchan]

That's a very charitable way of explaining away literally anything.

Let me try:

It's not like Putin started a war, but rather some officials trusted the electorate at some level and decided that the rules the electorate chose to make via their representatives should be followed. The representatives being Putin and friends. Those officials also trust the electorate to change the rules if they want to.

There were no actual attempts at a coup btw, so the electorate is evidently happy with this.

[eviks]

Your try failed due to major inconsistencies with reality, so no, turns out you can't explain literally anything.

[animuchan]

The list of inconsistencies you gave, while complete, is also empty.