Taken by Russia, then rescued, young Ukrainians speak out

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I have an honest question as I know nothing of the subject: Were the Ukrainian children native Russian speakers or is Ukrainian so close to Russian?

Don't at least 30% of Ukrainians speak Russian as their primary language?

In Soviet times people would be posted to places throughout the Soviet Union as the authorities saw fit to fill a position, so you would get Russians in Ukraine, Uzbeks in Armenia, etc. In post-Soviet times some people have assimilated into the local culture and others haven't.

> " ... testimony to the U.S. Helsinki Commission said more than 19,000 children have been taken into Russian-controlled territory or into Russia itself"

Rhetorical Question: What the hell is Russian Government doing?

My Answer: Being an Empire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojic7zb2EfI - per one young Russian poly-sci student:

> "We have an irrational culture. We cannot fully assess the consequences of our political choices."

Per the young man Russia needs De-communization, and De-imperialization.

i expect you would find such insightful perspectives from american undergrads as well

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