Well yeah, when Russia was flat on its back, it recognized Ukraine and the other parts of its empire that it lost. But it is not exactly a surprise that it would want to reconquer at least the strategically and historically important parts of these. Do note that there was no trouble until creeps like Guy Verhofstadt went to Ukraine and mounted a coup against the somewhat pro-Russian thug president Yanukovich.

The point about Egypt and Poland is that they have a historical existence. They were not invented yesterday. That means that they have more legitimacy.