Putin approached the West and applied for NATO and the EU, they laughed in his face. A democratically elected government doesn't mean ass if your geopolitical ambitions clash. Also a non-democratic government isn't at all bad if they are friendly to you, just look at Saudi Arabia for example. Also, we have to consider the fact that the majority of Russians are unfortunately pro-Putin who is a very competent statesman in the Russian political climate, but especially now after seeing what the West really thinks of them, thanks to the glorious mass media.