Again, Putin say A but Putin does B. You intend to find the answer in A. Is not there. If you think that any truth comes out of his mouth your may be actually cutely naive. Information provided by the enemy is never information (first rule of war, and you should know).
Nope, Putin said A and he did A.
Also, I put video of Zelensky advisor saying "we know Putin will attack if we do A, but we will do it
anyway" previously, but someone removed my post without explanation, so I won't repost it
Let's make something clear: Do you think Putin has the right to tell Ukraine what they can and cannot do in their country? Do you class invading if they choose something else is somehow acceptable?