I *think* that The Vegan was commenting upon Zeberdi's 'sad face' reaction to that post (which was the first and only reaction for some time, until others added theirs).
To paraphrase the late great Sir Terry Pratchett:
"Russia had dallied with many forms of government and had ended up with that form of democracy known as One Man, One Vote. Putin was the Man; he had the Vote."
Surely we can't blame/credit Ukraine for every single fire within Russia...?
Did they also start the one outside St Mary's last weekend? #ohwhenthesaintsgomarchingintocrimea
It's not "voting for Putin", though, despite the allure of the hyperbole.
In reality it's voting for "why should mah goddamn taxes be spent on furriners...??!?!?!?"