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WHAT ABOUT THE SPLITTING OF UKRAINE INTO TWO ?
Submitted by christian on Sat, 03/12/2022 - 13:55
The western and northern half of the country has a strong Ukrainian cultural identity, mostly Ukrainian-speaking, with nationalist and pro-Western leanings. The eastern and southern half of the country on the other hand is culturally strongly Russified, largely Russian-speaking, with pro-Russian candidates having regularly won elections in this half of the country before 2014.