Lupus12.1 - NATO plans on inviting Ukraine to join so they have an excuse to setup military (NATO) bases near the borders. Putin warns them that he will take action if this continues as he does not recognise Ukraine as a sovereign state. NATO completely ignores this of course knowing full well what might happen.
The zeitgeist of world politics today is that two nuclear powers will never cross swords; the US will never invade Russia and vice versa out of fear for nuclear winter. Unless you're a warmongering imperialist dictator, there's no reason to care if there are soldiers on a neighboring border (it's called defense, by the way). They're not going to invade you regardless. Who would be bothered by it? Someone who sees those soldiers as an obstacle. Stop doing mental gymnastics to victimize the aggressor.
Lupus12.2 - Around the 20th February 2022 The Separatist states in the Donbas region ask Putin for help as they fear an attack by Ukrainian military. This is the perfect excuse for Putin to invade Ukraine with the sole purpose of neutralizing "solely military targets" which will prevent this(in his words).
The sad and unfortunate reality is that most of the news that comes from Russia is propaganda and isn't trustworthy whatsoever. To not recognize this is just ignorant of the utter totalitarian control the government has over the country. His entire reason for invading Ukraine now is because Ukraine wanted to adapt with western standards and move away from Soviet ideals. Putin, who is well documented in saying he wants to literally rebuild the Soviet Union, wants to stop this by placing in a puppet government that will ensure this delusional dream will come true.
LupusAround the 20th February 2022 The Separatist states in the Donbas region ask Putin for help as they fear an attack by Ukrainian military.
These are Putin's words by the way. It's "the perfect excuse" because he made it up and it fits his goals. Back in 2014, it was the same bullshit. There were no "separatists" that spontaneously wanted to split away from Ukraine after decades of prosperity. He planted an excuse for imperialism then just as he's doing today. It seems that people have forgotten that Lugansk and Donetsk have been under Russia's control ever since their invasion"annexation") in 2014.
>Putin declares a region independent
>https://cdn.betterttv.net/emote/5e4e7a1f08b4447d56a92967/3x
>Putin invades the "independent state" because it's not technically part of the country anymore (says him).
Fool-proof strategy.
Don't brainwash yourself.