Explain to me how history is immaterial to me. The fact that Russia ruled Ukraine is WHY a lot of Ukrainians hate Russians.
Why do you think some Ukrainians collaborated with Nazis during WWII? It wasn't because they liked what Hitler was selling, it was because it was a chance to get back on Russians.
For most of history, Ukrainians just have to take it. I'm just saying, for many Ukrainians, if they ever get a chance to give it back, they will gladly take it.
Russians talk a good game about helping their brother Slavs, but how often is it more than talk?
Entropy12, please tell me what I've said that isn't supported by history?
You can’t rule a country for 300 years if the whole country hates the occupiers.
Nazi collaborators? Heck there are always exceptions.
USA had them, Britain had them, France had them. That does NOT mean all those countries hate Germany.
Britain ruled their crown jewel colony of India for 150 years. Finally in 1947 the British were thrown out. But that does not mean all Indians hate the British. There is a large trade between them and Indians were given special privileges as part of commonwealth countries. But the very fact that British could last 150 years in India was because they were not hated by majority of Indians.