There are about 25 million ethnic Russians living in areas in areas once in the USSR that are not currently in the Russian Federation.
If Ukraine can force out its ethnic Russians by language mandates to make plum places for 100% Ukrainians, then all other areas might try to force out ethnic Russians.
The Russian Federation doesn’t have places in Moscow and Saint Petersburg for 25 million Russian ethnic refugees.
People in Moscow and Saint Petersburg hate the war probably, but they know that they’ll hate living doubled up in tiny apartments in a style that would shock even comrade Doctor Zhivago.
“The Russian Federation doesn’t have places in Moscow and Saint Petersburg for 25 million Russian ethnic refugees.”
Sure. they do. Russia is a huge country.
Any country with a significant population of ethnic Ruzzians who speak Ruzzian has an existential threat within their borders. Regardless of Ruzzia’s ability to care for these people they are an enemy and they must be deported right back to Ruzzia.