Complete nonsense. It started because the globalist megalomaniacs in Washington, London and Brussels have wanted to break up the Russian Federation and plunder its natural wealth since the fall of the Soviet Union.
Putin spent 8 years, from 2014 to 2022, trying to negotiate avoidance of having to enter Ukraine and stop the ethnic cleansing of its Russian population.
I was in Russia (with HM Forces) in the 90s and didn't see any of the panic or fear this demented fool (who has reportedly never set foot in the country) is dribbling on about. Neither did I experience any of the anti-British hatred he claims to be both historic and endemic.
The turnout in the last (2024) presidential election was 77%, far higher than our last general election. Putin got over 80% of the vote, Burnham didn't even take part in ours.