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Are there parts of Ukraine that genuinely prefer to be part of Russia as opposed to Ukraine? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by cheese_greater@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I have zero knowledge of the history or geopoliticial millieu there, I know there's obviously lots of Ukrainians who speak both languages but not sure that translates to them wanting to necessarily join Russia per se.

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[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 8 points 21 hours ago

When modern-day Ukraine was formed in 1990, it was majority Ukrainian, but with a sizable Russian (and smaller Romanian and Polish) minority. Over the next twenty or so years, this minority voted for parties and politicians that favoured stronger ties with Russia. In contrast, ethnic Ukrainians supported joining (or at least aligning with) the EU. This conflict came to a head in 2014, when the pro-Russian government was overthrown by pro-EU protestors. Relations between the two groups have worsened since then, leading to pro-Russian militants seizing power in the (Russian majority) Donbass and Crimea, and joining Russia.