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Yup, and Putin(2015) said he recognized Ukraine's borders and later said he wouldn't invade Ukraine and later when the invasion started said Russia wouldn't seize any territory.
links please.
https://x.com/TheTruth712121/status/1676174018993352704/video/1 Russian President Vladimir Putin denies that Russia is planning to invade.
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/10/1071766987/u-s-russia-dicuss-ukraine-can-diplomacy-help-avoid-a-military-confrontation

Putin said that Russia was acting in self-defense, that its goal was the "demilitarization and denazification" of Ukraine, and claimed that Russia had no plans to occupy Ukrainian land. He threatened severe consequences for any country that intervened.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_conducting_a_special_military_operation

Putin attacked Ukraine after insisting for months there was no plan to do so. Now he says there's no plan to take over.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-ukraine-putin-invasion-after-denials-now-says-no-occupation-plan/