Those 8 million Russian speakers were “about to be cleansed” since 2014. Seems Ukraine is very inefficient with its supposed genocide. Never mind that the vast majority of them were and continue to be perfectly happy to be citizens of Ukraine. Including my in-laws, who somehow magically have not been cleansed, or deprived of any of their property, while fluently speaking Russian every day in Donetsk. Except now thanks to russia they have very little food, no heat and no ability to leave.
It truly is amazing the horseshit that gets spewed on this site by people who probably have never been outside of their home state, never mind the USA and have absolutely no idea what is actually going on in the world.
“Including my in-laws”
Yea, others also claim to have personal connections to Ukraine. I could claim the same too, as there is NO WAY to prove such.
“Those 8 million Russian speakers were “about to be cleansed” since 2014.”
Your claim, not mine. Mine had to do with what was coming, as seen by Russia and the leaders of 85% of the world’s population (the ones who DID NOT impose sanctions on Russia).
Valid points above. Few people understand that “Russia” has never been an ethnically “pure” country. There are many races and cultures that form “Russia”. There are over 30 common languages in “Russia” although almost everyone also speaks “Russian”. There are about 20 common languages in the Ukraine with about a 1/3rd of the nation speaking Russian as their primary language.
Both Russia and the Ukraine are complex nations with many “tribes”. They have always suffered from “ethnic tensions” that most in the West do not understand. Factor in “corruption” and “power politics” and there is and always has been a simmer of animosities beneath the surface (quote from Gorbachev I believe).