Russians are laughing off Western sanctions

[Willem]

What do Putin, the Ruble, and the crude oil price have in common? All will hit 63 in 2015, or so goes Kremlin black humor.

[Roy]

It's biased attitude, so my relatives from Eastern Ukraine are insane? Cool.

If they consider themselves Russian than that's fine but to claim that Ukrainians = Russians is an abuse. They have their own distinct language, country and culture.

[silentkiller]

If they consider themselves Russian than that's fine but to claim that Ukrainians = Russians is an abuse. They have their own distinct language, country and culture.

It is hopeless, all those Ukrainian issues were discussed more than millions of times. If you are such a connoisseur of Ukraine, then perhaps you're right.

[Crn Volk]

If they consider themselves Russian than that's fine but to claim that Ukrainians = Russians is an abuse. They have their own distinct language, country and culture.

I notice Shkembe thumbed this up. Funny since Bulgarians don't afford the Macedonians the same courtesy....

[Veneda]

If they consider themselves Russian than that's fine but to claim that Ukrainians = Russians is an abuse. They have their own distinct language, country and culture.

They have their own distinct language, country and culture, because they live for many centuries on PLC/Polish/Russian borders. Who can deny this?

[Shkembe Chorba]

I notice Shkembe thumbed this up. Funny since Bulgarians don't afford the Macedonians the same courtesy....

Oi, brate, are you trying to say that Russia-Ukraine is Bulgaria-Macedonia? Lets not take the conversation on a such a low level

[Trun]

Oi, brate, are you trying to say that Russia-Ukraine is Bulgaria-Macedonia? Lets not take the conversation on a such a low level

Коя част на Вардарска има най-убави девойки, да я правим нашия Крим?

[Shkembe Chorba]

Коя част на Вардарска има най-убави девойки, да я правим нашия Крим?

В албанската

Лажем, лажем, в цяла Вардарска. По-убаво от нашто нема.

[ЛыSSый]

If they consider themselves Russian than that's fine but to claim that Ukrainians = Russians is an abuse. They have their own distinct language, country and culture.

if you wanna use mathematic symbols, better pass that phrase: "Ukrainians ≈ Russians". Actually we are just subentnicity.

They have their own distinct language, country and culture, because they live for many centuries on PLC/Polish/Russian borders. Who can deny this?

we have nothing now. Culture of my country were created on russian base with some polish and jew elements. Now ofiical politic of goverment is triyngs of forbig russian part. If it will be sucsessfull, in final we will get nothing.

[ЛыSSый]

Oi, brate, are you trying to say that Russia-Ukraine is Bulgaria-Macedonia? Lets not take the conversation on a such a low level

ofcause it's a very different things. For examle, makedonia was a long time before bulgaria, but ukraine were gathered by Russian empire.

Actually Bulgaria must give independence to regions with turkeys majority.