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Russian Imperialism

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25

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Opinion: Russia never cared about ethnic Russians in Ukraine

Author:

Mark Temnycky

Date:

October 7, 2024

Source:

The Hill

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Over the past two and a half years, Russia has committed thousands of atrocities in Ukraine and targeted ethnic Ukrainians and other minority groups. The invading forces bombed historical sites, cultural centers, religious sites and civilian areas, forcibly deported various ethnic communities and tortured and murdered many Ukrainian citizens. Ethnic Russians and Russian speakers within Ukraine were also targeted. For example, the Russian Federation launched numerous bombardments on Odesa, a city with a significant Russian-speaking population. It intentionally targeted civilian sites and dozens of Ukrainian citizens have died. These acts immensely impacted native Russian-speaking Odeasans, so much so that many have switched to speaking Ukrainian...These events suggest that the Russian government has never been truly invested or interested in the well-being of ethnic Russians and Russian speakers. Instead, it has sacrificed the lives of these individuals for financial or territorial gains.

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