Dmytro Kuleba: FAKE NEWS; Russia was forced to attack Ukraine because Ukrainians wanted to join NATO https://rumble.com/v5fuart-dmytro-kuleba.html

This is small sampling on what Russia was telling the world about their build-up of troops on the Ukrainian border before they invaded as reported by liberal to conservative networks on three continents. 20211223 Putin Says Russia Doesn’t Want War With Ukraine, NBC News https://youtube.com/watch?v=cRr03ULxYz0 20220121 Russia says “no plans” to invade Ukraine as more troops sent to border, BBC News https://youtube.com/watch?v=v2bpwJFKmhY 20220128 Vladimir Putin says Russia will not invade Ukraine but sends warning to West, ITV News https://youtube.com/watch?v=8V-zKaGCR8g 20220216 Russia has no intention to invade Ukraine, deputy U.N. ambassador says, CBS News https://youtube.com/watch?v=ErNCJ6gkVh0 20220218 Ukraine crisis: Putin says military drills were 'purely defensive' and 'not a threat', Sky News https://youtube.com/watch?v=noj_wyukDfk .

NATO: It would've been IMPOSSIBLE to make promises about an eastward expansion of NATO into Soviet territory! https://rumble.com/v62b9kw-nato.html

Did Putin/Russia really feel threatened by NATO? Did Putin/Russia feel compelled to start the war because they felt they had no choice? Why not take the word of Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner Group, who certainly would have known the motives for the war. .