2026-01-03 21:52 UTC
Well, yes, they are ethnic Russians. I didn't mean to say that they were Ukrainians that saw themselves as Russian, but residents *of* Ukraine. Eastern Ukraine was historically Russian, and only given to Ukraine in the 20th century, so it's a bit messy.
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@Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 2026-01-03 21:59
It isn't "messy" at all. When the Soviet Union collapsed, Ukraine declared its independence, and the newly formed Russian Federation agreed to the new borders. Russia no longer has any right to that territory, no matter how many ethnic Russians still live there.