> They are free to have official languages, as long as they include Russian. They are not free to exclude Russian. This is the most proper thing to implement i

> They are free to have official languages, as long as they include Russian. They are not free to exclude Russian. This is the most proper thing to implement in all national republics that form a larger federation. This policy makes sure that younger generations are not deprived of economic and cultural opportunities due to language barriers. > Ukraine did not clamp down on Russian prior to Russia annexing 10% of Ukraine in 2014. If the Ukrainian government feels like to clamp down on Russian due to their own uncivilized messing with the right to representation of East Ukrainians (mostly russian-speaking) via the violent coup against a democratically elected president that didn’t break a law, then it tells a lot about their self-awareness and general ability to reflect on the matter. Have they ever studied how civil wars get started?