You’ve made another false statement. What? Did the Ukrainians suddenly sprout out of the ground?
The Ukrainian language was in common usage since the the 17th century when the Ruthenian language split into Ukrainian and Belarusian. The Ruthenian language itself dates back to the 13th century when old Rus’ split between Russian and Ruthenian.
“You’ve made another false statement.”
Like I say we differ in opinions of an artificial country...in my case, it is a country that is reasonably homogeneous, like Russia, China, Germany, and the US (was). Yugoslavia and Ukraine (old borders) were not, but Ukraine may soon become a real country, once this war is over.