“Treating them as legitimate” and “forceful removal” are very different concepts and the definition of “legitimate” is subjective in the extreme on the world stage.

Sanctions and penalties are within the remit of the EU, “liberation” is not , at least as far as I know.

Finally, a question, which other country could be considered “held captive by conservatives” with numerous deaths provably tried to said conservatives and also could be said to “difficult” to reason with?

And you’re free to do so, that’s the entire point of a decentralised system.

They aren’t making decision for anyone but themselves, again, as is the point.

If you don’t agree with whatever they do, find an instance you do agree with or start your own.

Staying or leaving has the same amount of personal agency.