I was young, but I remember that during the USSR, Ukrainians called themselves Ukrainians, Russians called themselves Russians, Belarusians called themselves Belarusians, but all together they were one country.
First, they fought side by side, then they built the country. Who would say that the Russians were trying to take over everything? Industry and infrastructure were rebuilt primarily not in such ancient cities as Kazan or Tver, but in Odessa, Kyiv, and Minsk – there was no task to enslave the people or rob them.
And, I think no one would argue that no one could forcibly unclench this "fist"...
The only way to break through is to unclench it. This is what perestroika, the collapse of the country, and the plundering of everything (and in each country, they were plundering themselves! not the Muscovites and others) led to, and now, as a clearly readable scenario – the fueling of interethnic discord. It's a primitive scenario, but people need everything presented in a simple way.
It's very unfortunate that all of us (Ukrainians, Belarusians, Russians) are Christians; otherwise, they would have clashed us long ago and forced us to cut each other's throats.
The same thing is happening in Korea – both in the north and in the south, there are Koreans, but the "pseudo-national" zombification is so strong that they are ready to kill each other, if not out of malice, then out of fear...
It's just a well-planned war... I'm sure that every sane person, after considering the situation, would do the same.
"Сущность войны — обман. Искусный должен изображать неумелость. При готовности атаковать демонстрируй подчинение. Когда ты близок — кажись далёким, но когда ты очень далеко — притворись, будто ты рядом."