> You asked about motivation, and I told you what they were. No, you said what Putin claimed his motivations were. Very different things. It's clear what he's

> You asked about motivation, and I told you what they were. No, you said what Putin claimed his motivations were. Very different things. It's clear what he's said and at least some of it is clearly bullshit, like the thing about Nazis and Ukraine committing genocide in the east. Even he doesn't believe that so it can't be a motivation. More like an excuse.