I thought I was done when the season ended. I wasn't ready to announce it, and I knew I needed some time to really decide, but I was pretty sure I played my last game. I was honest at that last press conference when I said I needed to look at myself and deicide if I still love
So basically putin said he wants to protect the people that faced abuse and genocide by killing them.
A typical power hungry, egoistic maniac justifying his act of terror