April 5, 2024
Russians and Ukrainians
What distinguishes a Russian from a Ukrainian, or an Italian from a French
person? In practice, the essential element is language. In Ukraine, there were
those who spoke only Russian and those who spoke both Russian and Ukrainian; now
everyone speaks both languages. Zelensky's mother tongue is Russian, but he
speaks Ukrainian very well. Then there are many mixed couples.
One should not think that Ukrainians and Russians are like French and Italians:
it's as if the Padania of Bossi's time had become independent. What would have
been the borders of Padania, how many Neapolitans would be in Milan, how many
southerners in the whole of Padania?
The only solution would be to hold referendums, under international supervision,
to verify the real will of the populations: unfortunately, this has not happened.