He hasn't had any choice in the matter/circumstances as its...

He hasn't had any choice in the matter/circumstances as its turned out has he......victim blaming again.....Putin's the aggressor and continuing attempts to suggest otherwise or that Ukraine should have just rolled over and laid down deny the reasonable and understandable reaction in them defending themselves from brutal invasion and attack.
The handle "Z" is indisputably owned by Putin and his forces so you'd be better off not trying to confuse that issue.