He used NATO expansion. Putin said that NATO expansion was what caused him to have to invade Ukraine. Well, he`s now saying actually, it`s no big deal. NATO expansion no big deal. That just shows the lies definitely that the NATO expansion argument was never the real reason. President Putin just really wants to dominate Ukraine. And that`s what he was after.
William Taylor explains how Putin's reaction to NATO expansion contradicts his previous justification for invading Ukraine.
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He really represents them. The Ukrainian people are strong, are tough. They’re determined to be free. They’re interpreted to be independent. And he is leading that.
What will really force him to stand down and to look for a way out is continued Ukrainian success on the battlefield.
The key -- the key place is on the battlefield in Ukraine, where he is losing, and his troops are not doing well.
The Ukrainians have been cooperative, flexible, supportive and eager to move forward, but the Russians have not.
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