Russian Freedom Fighters destroy Ukrainian Helicopter

[vostok]

I always thought Ukrainian people are similar to Russians. I mean they are both Slavs and have similar languages right? Is the difference more religious because Ukraine follows different Church?

Ukrainians do not differ genetically from the population of southern Russia. Most of the dialects of the population of Ukraine is understood by Russian almost 100%, as well as Ukrainians understood dialects of northern and north-western Russia. Religion is the same - Orthodoxy.
There are only differences with the population of Galicia (Western Ukrainian region). They profess the Greek Catholic and their language - a mixture of Russian, Polish, Hungarian, Romanian. Once the land was Russian principality, named Red Russia, and the population called themselves Russian. But all have changed. At the same time the population of Transcarpathia (another Western Ukrainian region) still call themselves Rusyns.

 

[MarkusS]

Ukrainians do not differ genetically from the population of southern Russia. Most of the dialects of the population of Ukraine is understood by Russian almost 100%, as well as Ukrainians understood dialects of northern and north-western Russia. Religion is the same - Orthodoxy.
There are only differences with the population of Galicia (Western Ukrainian region). They profess the Greek Catholic and their language - a mixture of Russian, Polish, Hungarian, Romanian. Once the land was Russian principality, named Red Russia, and the population called themselves Russian. But all have changed. At the same time the population of Transcarpathia (another Western Ukrainian region) still call themselves Rusyns.

You better give our 4 soldiers free or they will call themself dead soon. It is interesting to see how your kind become terrorists now.

 

[senheiser]

r

I gave you all the population data and you still make false statements. Shame on you.

Russian ethnicity is unique and is 77.7% INSIDE Russia.

Ukrainian ethnicity is also unique INSIDE Russia and is 1.4%.

Having a shared language does not have "squat" to do with being very different ethnic groupings inside Russia.

Ukrainians in Ukraine by MOSCOW TIMES, now run by t Putin's own government since April, 2014, projects 2/3's of Ukraines who speak Russian do NOT and WILL NOT vote to join Russia. 50 years of USSR ruined that chance for Putin.



The Work Of A Nation. The Center of Intelligence.

Ethnic groups:
Russian 77.7%, Tatar 3.7%, Ukrainian 1.4%, Bashkir 1.1%, Chuvash 1%, Chechen 1%, other 10.2%, unspecified 3.9% (2010 est.)


AS for who has been where, I am a retired Colonel (06), USAF, wth time with USMAAGs, Embassies, and later an International banker. Speak for yourself only as to who has both traveled and done work where, worldwide. You young folks will fail your college courses with your backward, uninformed, refusal to read your textbooks attitudes.

dude stop posting the same cryptic BS all over again. Crimea wasnt 100% ethnically russian and look at the results, and in fact 40% of tatars voted there too so even these folk didnt resist.

Moscow times is owned by a finnish company, so its a western paper

 

[Mahmoud_EGY]

Putin getting involve/invading Ukraine will only make things worst. If Russia invades Easter Ukraine then our response will be different than the annexation of Crimea. because Crimea despite our protests and mild sanctions was part of Russia and was just gifted/ceded to Ukraine by Russia only in 1954. So being honest it has almost always been part of Russia. Though the way Russia retook/annex it was illegal(however don't want to go into the details here). What i want to point out is that Russia invading eastern Ukraine will be different, since this has always been Ukrainian territory and isn't disputed or whatever. So western reaction to this(if it happens) will be totally different, i'm sure the sanctions will be real this time and more severe. It will affect Russia alot economically and will cause Europe to boost its defenses in the east even more, up its defence budget, definitely allow U.S installation of missile defense system in the east and create a deep divide between Europe and Russia, which will be unfortunate given the way relations had been improving until recently(especially with Germany). This will almost lead to a mini cold war of sort in eastern Europe. which isn't desirable to any party. Russia will do well to not attempt to invade eastern Ukraine. because the consequences will be more disastrous for her than she thinks.
Overall the U,.S is the real winner in all these no matter what happens. They have all but succeeded in making Russia's neighbor Hostile/fearful of her,creating an almost permanent divide/distrust between the E.U and Russia I will agree with others who said this was a master stroke played by the U.S. Lesson for other powerful countries from this is that never underestimate the American eagle.

now you want to talk about what is right and what is wrong ? funny was iraq or afganstan or vitnam or libya part of the US for them to attack and occupy let us not get into that because this is not your strong point
about the sanctions it would hurt russia yes but it will have greater effect on every country outside of nato like china or india or brazil they will think they would next if the west sanctions work so they may speed up the plans to change the dollar as the world currency

You better give our 4 soldiers free or they will call themself dead soon. It is interesting to see how your kind become terrorists now.

what do you mean and who took the soldiers ?

 

[idune]

Putin getting involve/invading Ukraine will only make things worst. If Russia invades Easter Ukraine then our response will be different than the annexation of Crimea. because Crimea despite our protests and mild sanctions was part of Russia and was just gifted/ceded to Ukraine by Russia only in 1954. So being honest it has almost always been part of Russia. Though the way Russia retook/annex it was illegal(however don't want to go into the details here). What i want to point out is that Russia invading eastern Ukraine will be different, since this has always been Ukrainian territory and isn't disputed or whatever. So western reaction to this(if it happens) will be totally different, i'm sure the sanctions will be real this time and more severe. It will affect Russia alot economically and will cause Europe to boost its defenses in the east even more, up its defence budget, definitely allow U.S installation of missile defense system in the east and create a deep divide between Europe and Russia, which will be unfortunate given the way relations had been improving until recently(especially with Germany). This will almost lead to a mini cold war of sort in eastern Europe. which isn't desirable to any party. Russia will do well to not attempt to invade eastern Ukraine. because the consequences will be more disastrous for her than she thinks.
Overall the U,.S is the real winner in all these no matter what happens. They have all but succeeded in making Russia's neighbor Hostile/fearful of her,creating an almost permanent divide/distrust between the E.U and Russia I will agree with others who said this was a master stroke played by the U.S. Lesson for other powerful countries from this is that never underestimate the American eagle.

1) Europe does not have money to increase defense budget significantly.
2) Europe can not substitute Russian energy, NOT without decade or more effort and bankrolling more than $200 billion.
3) Missile defense is just US hoax, EU is not threatened by Russia. Besides, this so called defense does not prevent missile for sure.
4) sanction does not work against Russia, period. US and EU need to stop pretending to their gullible class that they dictate the world, when they dont.

5) Russia has other energy buyers to weather any so called "sanction"
6) This so called sanction prompting Russia and China speed up alternative currency that will diminish capability of printing greenback.

Having said all these, consider this US driven act in Ukraine as one of the last one as supa powa.