Originally Posted by
etudiant
Sadly I don't think that would be the case. There was an ongoing civil war in eastern Ukraine between the local mostly Russian speaking population and the more anti Russian Kiev government and its troops.
There were a reported 14,000 civilian casualties in the region between 2014, when the revolt began and 2022.
With casualties now up perhaps tenfold, thanks to the direct Russian intervention, I can't conceive of a peaceful return to normal relations between Kiev and its Russian speaking minority.I would expect them to be expelled.
Isn't President Zelensky Russian speaking?