Putin claims the point of the attack is to defend the people who speak Russian in Ukraine, especially those in Donetsk and Luhansk. Donetsk and Luhansk are areas that left Ukrainian control in 2014. Russia has claimed that Ukraine is forcibly trying to take them back. Ukraine has denied these claims.
Which answer choice is an accurate explanation of what this paragraph means?
(A) Putin claims that Ukraine has been unfair to Russia in the areas it controls.
(B) Ukraine denies Putin's claim that it is trying to take back Donetsk and Luhansk.
(C) Putin denies Ukraine's claim that Russia is unfair to areas it controls in Ukraine.
(D) Ukraine claims that Putin is forcing people to speak Russian in Donetsk and Luhansk.
