It seems Putin thinks much like Hitler. Ukraine was uncooperative, and Putin just wants to realize his plans. Of course Putin willfully brushes over Russia secretly entering the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact with Hitler, then breaking the Soviet–Polish Non-Aggression Pact so they could split Poland with the Nazis. He even claims Russia was going to fight Hitler in Czechoslovakia, but Poland wouldn't let them! Was Poland preventing Stalin from "realizing his plans" to regain what he thought was rightfully Russian land? Revisionist history that will soon be an article of faith for the Putin supporters here on FR. Putin's nickname "Putler" just became a little more accurate.
Starting the war allied with the nazis, 10s of thousands of polish officers executed by soviets, millions of Ukrainians starved to death by Stalin
“Why oh why doesn’t everyone love us”