Russian President Vladimir Putin may have had certain discussions with other states, particularly outlining his plans for the attack, before the start of the large-scale military aggression against Ukraine in 2022, according to an interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for The New York Times. In a conversation with journalists, the head of state noted that Putin’s decision to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on May 24, 2022, could be explained either by the fact that the Russian dictator is an inadequate person, or that the Kremlin leader believed there would be no conse…