Who are you quoting? You do know what quotation marks mean, right?

The abuser who murders his wife has any number of excuses, explanations, accusations to justify his actions. The fact remains, he is responsible for pulling the trigger and nobody else.

Even if putin's claimed fears of Ukraine and NATO actually HAD substance, the decision to attack was totally and solely his, and is the war crime of aggression. The presence of Russian forces in Ukraine is a war crime, every munition they fire, whether at Ukrainian troops or civilians, is a war crime, and only the naive honestly believe his claims.