Ukraine in 1994 was still Russia. It took a few more years for Nationalist NAZI ilk backed by the west to fan the flames of ethenic hatred in Ukraine as they were actively doing in the former Yugoslavia. Race and Gender are the favorite tools of the FDR Democrats today.
Ukraine gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 after a referendum in which 90% of eligible voters supported independence.
Ah, the view of the Russian nationalists, and Putin's justification for the war. The Ukrainians, however, are not Russians and never were, despite having been ruled by the Russian tsar. Russians need to let Ukraine go.