Russia Ukraine war, page-197096

When Vladimir Putin first embarked on the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he sought to disguise the attack as an act of self-defense while claiming Russia had no interest in occupying Ukrainian territory. “We do not plan to impose ourselves on anyone,” he declared.

(HE LIED ....He DID occupy Ukrainian territory )

With the invasion now fast approaching the two-year mark, the Russian dictator apparently no longer feels the need to dress up his true intentions. Buoyed by a very visible recent weakening in Western resolve, Putin is now openly embracing the language of imperialism and referring to Russian “conquests” in Ukraine.
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/confident-putin-boasts-of-russian-conquests-in-ukraine/
putin has shown clearly the lie all the pro russ here have been telling ----- it WAS about conquest all along !!