[Captain Compassion]

There is little difference between the “ethnic” Russians in he east and “ethnic” Ukrainians in the west save some linguistic differences. It's sort of like saying there are “ethnic” Southerners and “ethnic” Northerners in the US. These are the same people with different allegiances.

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[metmom]

There is little difference between the “ethnic” Russians in he east and “ethnic” Ukrainians in the west save some linguistic differences. It's sort of like saying there are “ethnic” Southerners and “ethnic” Northerners in the US. These are the same people with different allegiances.

Don't bet on it.

When we were children, my sister made the mistake of telling a friend in earshot of my Ukrainian grandmother that her grandmother was Russian.

THAT didn't happen again.

There are cultural differences as well as linguistic.