the point is that Ukrainian politicians are incompetent
Because they are Papuans, with no history of statehood or experience at diplomacy.
They behave as any other Cargo Cult (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult).
They believe that if they cast the right incantations, march in the correct formations, and provide the necessary sacrifices - then the white man from the sky will come and drop more Euros and more Dollars.
When they do everything correctly (to their mind), and the White Man is still upset - they don't understand why.
"Did we not say we are Atlanticists?"
"Did we not confirm our belief in Western liberal democracy?"
"Did we not pray to the Gods of 'Strong Institutions' and 'Checks and Balances'?"
"Did we not profess our hatred of Russians and Chinese, from the mountains, and the valleys, and from the depths of the sea?"
"Did we not host ten million national prayer breakfasts where we showed we are all good Christians?"
They don't understand why... after all this... somebody would keep bringing up awkward questions about massacres and missing money and... about a realistic plan for victory.
The current generation of Ukrainian leadership all grew up on Soros grants, British Council grants, USAID grants, and various "developmental workshops" in places like Princeton and Oxford.
Pygmies. Hobbits. Papuans.
In contrast - Russia has a 1,200 year history of developing independent policy - without looking into the White Man's mouth for the next morsel.