Yes, the whole thing is very confusing because the media is not telling us the entire story. I've never seen so much propaganda in my life... maybe after 9/11 it was worse, but it's insane to see this right now. I'm disgusted by the tactic the media and politicians are using to shut people up. Anyone who mentions the truth is called an asset. It's insane.
The US and EU claim the referendum was illegal, but people in Crimea say otherwise. There's been a civil war in Ukraine since a coup overthrew the president in 2014, and separatists living in Eastern Ukraine have been attacked by nationalist since. It's a divide like the north and south during the US civil war. Apologies if that analogy is confusing.
Yes, Russia is a bully, but who funded the nationalist and gave them weapons? Why were US diplomats handing out cookies to nationalist protesters in 2014? The US and Russia are in the wrong, and Ukraine is the victim.