Putin claims he has no desire to destroy Ukraine after week of missile strikes

Missiles have been raining down on Ukraine for days, but Russian President Vladimir Putin says he doesn't wish to destroy Ukraine. And that he has no immediate plans to keep up with the widespread air strikes.

Moscow has launched a barrage of strikes on towns and cities for the past five days, leaving many Ukrainians wondering where they can turn to find safety.

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[TheModelGuy]

Brought to you by the same guy who said he wasn’t going to invade the Ukraine.

[UragilWorld]

He said he had no intention to go on war before he invaded Ukraine. So basically, he is saying he has a big desire to destroy Ukraine.

[TheJester-ctpi]

I remember when Putin said "I have no desire to invade Ukraine", after building up his army on its border

[dasstigma]

"There's no need"
Translation:
"We are almost out of ammo."

[simplyamazing]

The thing that amazes me it that somehow Putin actually thinks someone will believe something he says. Maybe the intended audience is only his people who have trained to accept what they can not change.

[judykinsman]

When you see a leader with a smirk while discussing massive killing, you know he’s as evil as evil can get.

[appletree]

Putin is a classic Mafia boss. First breaks your fingers then tells you he doesn’t want to hurt you.

[bosrensen]

If Putin says he has no desire to destroy Ukraine, then he has!

[bigredhawkeye]

He's such a nice guy for stopping these attacks

[janlim]

*Putin is like Bizarro, he does the exact opposite of what he says.*

[federov]

“There’s no need to continue massive strikes” says Putin after realizing he’s used most of his dwindling missile supply in a mere five days.

[karolkupec]

He is a nice guy after all only bombed them till his missiles ran out.

[owenb]

So magnanimous! You're willing to stop your war crimes for a while. What a humanitarian 😍

[laalbujhakkar]

Here's a guide to Putin: Whatever he denies, you know FOR SURE he's going to at least try to do.

[ChipmunkRapidsMadMan]

It's like an abusive spouse who doesn't want to hit you but you make them so angry that they have no choice.

[Nubbe]

"Putin claims he has no desire to destroy Ukraine." He also said little green men in Crimea were not Russian soldiers and he has no desire to go to war against Ukraine

[DietmarEugen]

Putin, after bombing Ukraine again a few days later: "I did it against my will, it's your fault, you practically forced me to do it."

[cosmokramer]

If you have to force people to fight for you, they're not fighting for you.

[michaelbell]

Targeting civilians is the worst kind of cowardice.

[Vladishit_Putler]

You know a russian is lying when:
A) His lips are moving
B) His mouth is open
C) He's about to say something