The following statement makes a lot of sense to pro Kremlin and pro Putin supporters in their justification for Putins invasion of Ukraine, as Putin has made similar statements regarding his invasion,
The reason why that statement resonates with pro Kremlin and pro Putin voices so well is because of the fascist history of the statement and it being the same delusional justification that Hitler used to beging WW2 (in spite of Putin claiming that Poland started WW2 by forcing Hitler to invade it).
