Every word he spoke is the truth. Ukraine in its desire to be neutral on a border to Russia was completely disarmed. There was no doubt Ukraine wanted no conflict, but, only commerce. That neutrality was ignored by Putin with an invasion in 2014 intending to annex Crimea.
Russia then set out to take more land and in 2014 and 2015 a rebel force was organized and armed in Donbas.
The Russian military then built a strategic bridge into Ukraine through Crimea to begin an invasion to bring Ukraine under control in 2023.
It has been an amazing military transformation in Ukraine. A transformation they found to be necessary. Ukraine is a reluctant warrior. But, nonetheless it is strong and resolute. There are no other words for Ukraine except respect and honor. From the first day the Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine there was no doubt among the people what would happen next.