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Looking at how the vote went in 2010, it seems pro- Russian Yanukovych had eastern Ukraine. Whoever thought drawing political lines around this diverse ethnic population was realistic if the governing regime in Kiev was absolutely increasingly devoted to eliminating - absolutely hating - ethnic and cultural diversity as an enemy threat to a “ pure” Ukrainian nation.

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Looking at how the vote went in 2010, it seems pro- Russian Yanukovych had eastern Ukraine.

Voting for a ethnic Russian presidential candidate is quite different than voting to join Russia. All these areas voted for independence in ‘91 overwhelmingly except Crimea.