At the same time, these disarmament steps clearly indicate that Ukraine was not preparing to fight with anyone, much less with Russia, against which it had no chance of winning alone. Having attacked Ukraine in order to take away its territory and resources, the Kremlin needed justification for its insane decisions, so an unsubstantiated accusation was launched that Ukraine itself was going to attack Russia and thus, probably, decided to cease to exist as a state, because the chances she had no chance of winning this war. Stupid statements, of course. However, what to do if there are no smart excuses in this situation at all.