Oh, I disagree with you, obviously I just don't understand what words mean!

Imperialism is the maintaining and extending of power over foreign nations, particularly through expansionism, employing both hard power (military and economic power) and soft power (diplomatic power and cultural imperialism). Imperialism focuses on establishing or maintaining hegemony and a more formal empire.[

From Wikipedia.

Yeah, that's what I'm accusing Russia of. They have no altruistic intentions in Ukraine. Anyone who thinks Russia is there for any other reason is a sucker.