Putin's article can be found here:
In particular, I'm curious about support for his claim that the Soviet Union didn't want to partition Poland and only invaded Poland to keep the German front lines further from the Soviet heartland.
The claim about Poland is accurate, see this : https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/j3b0r0/stalins_motivation_for_the_molotovribbentrop_pact/g9qci3x?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3
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This is basically the same topic: motivation for the Molotov Ribbentrop pact.