~
Putin's 2022 attacks on Ukraine were formally attacks to stop Ukraine from killing Russians (and Ukrainians) in the Areas that Russia took at the beginning of the war (which was not a war then, and might never have become one, if Ukraine had stopped their murdering of Russians and Ukrainians when Russia stepped in).
Yes, it was the
formal justification given by Putler, but none of the independent investigations or international bodies or governments have found the claims to be true. It was completely fabricated narrative to justify a full-scale invasion.
Besides, you know very well that the conflict was started by Russia in the first place. In 2014, Russian forces entered Crimea and covertly sent armed units into Eastern Ukraine to stir up a separatist war. The fighting that followed was started and sustained by Russian weaponry, personnel, and funding.
You know this, but seem to want to promote Putler's propaganda.
