Well originally Moscow was a ‘colony’ of Kievan Rus. Of course much has happened in the subsequent 800 years but historically there was no clear line between be

Well originally Moscow was a ‘colony’ of Kievan Rus. Of course much has happened in the subsequent 800 years but historically there was no clear line between being an Ukrainian and a Russian. I’m not trying to imply that Ukrainians are Russians and their desire to stay independent is perfectly legitimate but the relationship between Russia and Ukraine is much more analogous to Germany and Austria than the one between Ireland and Britain (which didn’t share the same language, culture and origin).