That's just a strawman, because nobody said that it was a good plan. Putin invading Ukraine was one of the biggest self-owns until the US decided to stick their dick in the meat grinder in Iran.

But just because it's stupid and awful doesn't mean that it's Russia trying to annex Ukraine. They've said quite a few times that their terms for ending are the guaranteed neutrality, etc.

You can argue that's a bad move for Ukraine, that Putin is a war criminal, or anything else you want. But it doesn't mean that, as it seems was posted, Putin is determined to annex Ukraine into Russia.

And this is important because thousands are dying every day in this war.