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Originally Posted by CyberSEO
They are a separate country and I accept it of course. But they are not a separate ethnic group. They are Russians. Let's imagine that Siberia separates from the Russian Federation too and becomes an independent country. Will this mean that all Siberians are not Russians anymore and they are a separate nation? Course not. A new country - yes, but a new nation or ethnicity - no.
To sum it up. The Ukraine is a synthetic Russian country. The people who live there are ethnic Russians and they are speak Russian because its their native language (if you've been to Kiev you should know it). However they are not a part of Russian Federation anymore. I do respect their decision, but I can't consider them as a different nation anyway.
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Yes, but maybe as an American I only see a certain side. For instance the hotel where I like to stay when I'm there has only one set of letters, then English, and a similar setup on the menu of the little restaurant downstairs. Certainly they're Cyrillic letters, but what the hell do I know if they're Russian or Ukrainian? I'll look more closely next time.