Some view his as a warmonger, kind of like how they viewed George W. Bush back in the day. However, others think there is an overreaction to what Putin did and they think Putin is being persecuted because he comes across as a conservative Christian type (one reason).
Anyway, my views are mixed. Well, this whole situation is like the Cuban Missle Crisis in that Russia sees an enemy too close to it's border. However, though, of course, small nations don't like being pushed around by larger ones. That's just the way things have always been.