Also I wanted to add that in some other ex-USSR countries the situation is similar to Ukranian: there are parts of Russian population who associate themselves w

Also I wanted to add that in some other ex-USSR countries the situation is similar to Ukranian: there are parts of Russian population who associate themselves with Russia and didn't integrate well into the society. For example, in Baltic states (like Latvia) there is a part of Russian popluation many of whom moved in during Soviet times. They don't speak the national language, they feel disappointment because of dissolution of USSR. To make things worse, Latvia doesn't count them as citizens and they don't have some rights, for example, a right to vote [1]. So who knows, maybe Russia will try to escalate this conflict next. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-citizens_(Latvia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-citizens_(Latvia)