According to Russia they want Ukraine to remain neutral. They don't want to subjugate.
Ukraine is in their sphere of influence. The West was wrong to push expansion here.
Stop.
You should know better than to blindly accept bald statements from any player. Do your own research.
The Ukraine was subjugated after WWII and made a client state to provide the soviet union with a buffer against further aggression from any non-soviet country.
They russians are incapable of anything less than delusional paranoia. It's part of their definition as a culture.
Russia wants control of the Ukraine's natural gas reserves, nothing less.
Avarice is the primary component in this action.
That's why I said "according to Russia". Zelenskyy signaled that talks were going better. Hopefully a resolution is reached soon.
Russia wants control of the Ukraine's natural gas reserves
I don't doubt that is a motivation, but not the only one.
He's hellbent on stopping the russians from attacking and subjugating a prior client state.
Have you read no history?