"The media is forcing us to invade Ukraine!" - V. Putin

"The media is forcing us to invade each other!" - S. Hussein and Ayatollah Khomenei

"The media is forcing us to invade Iraq! Ignore those reports that say we're lying about Iraq having WMD!" - G. W. Bush

In other words, bulls**t.

Why did Putin invade Ukraine? How about checking what he himself said both before and after the invasion? TL:DR - he wants to rebuild the USSR's glory days.

https://medium.com/@glennrocess/in-putins-own-words-why-russia-invaded-ukraine-3e84235af2ae