Why Did So Many Russians Believe That This Wouldn't Happen?

Ucranians have been through so much already that i think they've become a little bit kind of inured to a constant sense of danger. A lot of people believed that, you know, he might do some sibre attacks, meddle, re ignite the conflict in dunbas and so on and so forth. But the thought of him invading kiev, up until he did, it, seemed unimaginable to most people.