"Russians are our friends" -- Ukrainian villagers

[Loki]

The commentator makes it quite clear that these are pro-Russian civilians, those who are not pro-Russian would have fled from there long ago. (0:58)

The majority of the people in Donbas are pro-Russian, have always been. They're Russian themselves, or at least Russian speaking.

[RINTIC]

The majority of the people in Donbas are pro-Russian, have always been. They're Russian themselves, or at least Russian speaking.

Then don't call them Ukrainian villagers to make it seem like they're native ethnic Ukrainians, don't be deceitful. They're pro-Russian because they're Russian colonists brought by Stalin ergo ethnic irredentists.
Russia is better at Lebensraum and Heim ins Reich than the Nazis themselves, but muh Azov.

[Loki]

Then don't call them Ukrainian villagers to make it seem like they're native ethnic Ukrainians, don't be deceitful. They're pro-Russian because they're Russian colonists brought by Stalin ergo ethnic irredentists.
Russia is better at Lebensraum and Heim ins Reich than the Nazis themselves, but muh Azov.

Utter nonsense. Russians have been living there since the old days of the Russian Empire, and even before. Long before the Soviet Union.

[RINTIC]

Utter nonsense. Russians have been living there since the old days of the Russian Empire, and even before. Long before the Soviet Union.

A few yes but the majority are the product of Stalin's population transfers. Either way call them for what they are because real Ukrainians hate the Russian invaders.
I guess according to your logic Ukraine can invade the Kuban, liberate its people and annex the region.

[Blondie]

Utter nonsense. Russians have been living there since the old days of the Russian Empire, and even before. Long before the Soviet Union.

Yes because the ukrainian identity didnt exist at this time. The first ukrainian national movements formed in 19. century in Galicia (Austro-Hungary), and it was limited only this area, slavs in central and eastern Ukraine had russian identity. Later Lenin created a multicultural artificial state called Ukraine what never existed before.

[Rumata]

Then don't call them Ukrainian villagers to make it seem like they're native ethnic Ukrainians, don't be deceitful. They're pro-Russian because they're Russian colonists brought by Stalin ergo ethnic irredentists.
Russia is better at Lebensraum and Heim ins Reich than the Nazis themselves, but muh Azov.

They are Ukrainian by citizenship.

Anyway, you rintic can't tell apart an Ukrainian from a Russian so you'd much better shut the fuck up.

[Russki]

They're pro-Russian because they're Russian colonists

The people in the video?

Why would a Russian say "Russians are our friends"?

Who talks about themselves in a 3rd person?

You don't make any sense.

Pro-Russian Ukrainians are too painful to accept, I see.

[Loki]

The people in the video?

Why would a Russian say "Russians are our friends"?

Who talks about themselves in a 3rd person?

You don't make any sense.

Pro-Russian Ukrainians are too painful to accept, I see.

Very good point!