In February, Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine after Kiev intensified attacks on the people's republics of Donetsk and Lugansk. President Vladimir Putin emphasized that Moscow was aiming to stop the eight-year conflict being waged by Ukraine against the people of Donbass.
Says who? The ever dominant western Liedia?
Sputnik is a well-known Russian state owned news agency. And basically every Russian state owned news site spreads Russian propaganda.