3 days after russian invasion or main russian news agency was auto-published article that was supposed to be a victory lap, and promptly removed. it gives some insights about reasons for russian invasion. this is english translation . not sure how accurate, but close enough

https://www.aalep.eu/advent-russia-and-new-world

origin in russian. you can right-click translate it https://web.archive.org/web/20220226224717/https://ria.ru/20...