>>Well, the Soviet method of pacification was to starve or deport the locals to Siberia and replace them with Russians, so, yes there are a lot of Russians in the Ukraine, particularly the East and South.<<
BS. It was the case for Germans and some Muslim tribes only. Modern Ukrainian demographics are purely historical.
How about the 10 million Ukrainians starved by Stalin and replaced in the communes by Russians. One of the worst genocides of the 20th century? Russians and Ukrainians won’t get along in our lifetimes.