I think we can dispense with anything the Russian government says as pure propaganda. They can't even admit they invaded Ukraine, it is 1984 in real life. What we can judge is its actions. This is clearly a full-scale war, over 200,000 troops on 3 fronts. The clearest indication the invasion is about total domination is the initial thrust towards Kyiv. They clearly wanted to dominate Ukraine. If we did take Putin's words seriously he said he wanted to demilitarize Ukraine and ensure its "neutral" status. Anyone with 2 brain cells to rub together understands that requires total domination of Ukraine. Please be serious.