No doubt there were numerous Ukrainians with conflicted identity but when it comes down to it "Since 2014" says it all. After 2014, anybody in Ukraine who sided with Russia annexing Crimea and taking up arms against the sovereign government were not exactly friends of the State. Imagine China annexing a part of Russia, how Russia would treat Chinese sympathizers inside Russia, then you can get the picture. No, Russia meddled with Ukraine every step of the way. Then one day they surrounded and attacked full on and are reaping the whirlwind. We have lots of Russian and Spanish speaking folks in the US too. Language is not country.