[dfwgator]

Putin made the comment while reiterating his belief that Ukrainians and Russians are “the same people,”

Putin thinks that about all Slavs. They are "brothers" and Russia is "The Big Brother".

[NorseViking]

Not at all. Bulgarians, Czech and Polish aren’t a part of it. Generally I disagree with Putin about Ukraine too. In my opinion Crimea should stay Russian and the rest of Southeast independent. The rest of Ukraine has no business to be supported by Russia.