https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2022/02/europe/russia-ukraine-crisis-poll-intl/index.html
The question: “Russia and Ukraine should be one country?”
Western Ukraine - 1%.
Eastern Ukraine - 18%.
Not many Ukrainians want to be “united” with Russia.
The question: ““Russians and Ukrainians are ‘one people’”
Western Ukraine - 15%,
Eastern Ukraine - 48%.
No majority in any region.
Don’t move the goalposts.
Russians are almost 40% of the Donbas region and Russian is the predominant language. Very different animal compared to Afghanistan.
I don’t think that’s the issue.
I believe what Putin wants above all is a guarantee that Ukraine is never going to be a member of NATO, with the capability of positioning troops up to the Russian border.
Is it too much to ask? Would we allow masses of Russian and Chinese armies in Mexico, even though Mexico is a sovereign country? I think not.
Since when does anyone here trust CNN polling?