Ukraine, An Answer
If I could ask Vladimir Putin a question, it would be, why is it important to invade Ukraine, when Russia has so much more land in the East to develop. Of course, you know that’s a rhetorical question (He is terrible at returning my calls).
While Crimea has been annexed by Russia with, apparently, little opposition by the Crimean people, most of the world still considers it part of Ukraine. But the country, as a whole, has little wish to rejoin Russia and become part of Putin’s obvious desire to reconstruct the union of socialist republics, in a way that Napoleon Buonaparte would admire. Nevertheless, we must be cautious about his egotistical czarist ambitions.
It is worth mentioning here that Ukraine is made up of 78% ethnic Ukrainians, and 17% of ethnic Russian immigrants. According to the Constitution the Ukrainian language is the official language, although the Russian language is spoken by most people, due, in my opinion, to the past dominance of the USSR. In February 2014, the Ukrainian Parliament voted to repeal the law on regional languages, making Ukrainian the sole state language at all levels; however, this was vetoed (for the moment) by the acting President in March.
In my view, the weak standoff between the government in Kiev and a few Eastern provinces has only one answer, with many parts, the main two are: 1. Repeal the language law, after all, it was fine for Nikita Khrushchev (Russian President) to speak Ukrainian for most of his life. 2. Remove dual citizenship. Those who choose not to be Ukrainian shall be given short-term (but renewal) resident visas and, if possible, encouraged to return to their country of origin (This should include those born in [the] Ukraine who refuse to take Ukraine citizenship). The country will not develop, in my opinion, as a harmonious entity while there is a destructive ‘underground’ ethnic opposition.
By the way, I have studied the complicated history, and you may too.
By the way, I have studied the complicated history, and you may too.
I am sure (and hope) that this subject is controversial, and welcome your views.
