The intent to occupy was always there since Putin talked about Novorossiya back in 2014. There was no doubt that if Russia crossed the border, it was to occupy whatever they could get. And there was no doubt that they went in completely unprepared.
Zelensky was not in power in 2014. You said it was Zelensky's election that caused the invasion.
Good luck explaining this:
As you can see in your own link, this law has been criticized by the Venice Commission and recommended a number of changes. It's important to note that the European Union, which Ukraine wants to join, has demanded following the recommendations of the Venice Commission as a prerequisite for adhesion.
Also, this laws is from 2019.
After Russia invaded. Without Russian interference, it would never have appeared. This was a reaction to aggression, as the Russian language has become a problem of internal security.
What's only fair? Nothing concerning a language must be touched as long as it follows the law of the land on an equitable basis. As I said before, Ukraine ceased being a democracy in 2014. There's literally nothing you can say that can justify Ukraine's actions.
You're comparing a law mandating at least 50% Ukrainian content with large scale slaughter and torture. An excessive law can be amended. A life destroyed cannot be restored. There is literally nothing you can say that can justify Russia's actions, and the overblown hullaballoo about Ukraine's linguistic policies is certainly not one.
PS: The new law also says Russians can only learn in Russian up to primary school. And 90% of all audio/video entertainment must be in Ukrainian.
And in the areas "liberated" by Russia, Ukrainian is forbidden and talking in that language will get you summarily executed.
You are just talking about anecdotal stuff. One-off stuff from here or there. There are anti-French citizens in France as well. It's the majority that counts.
So convenient for willful blindness. People protest the occupation? Doesn't count, it's not insurgency. People attack the occupiers? They're misguided idiots. People getting murdered? Oh, it's anecdotal.
It's not one-off, it's systematic.
Do you have any valid proof that the majority of Ukrainians are siding with Russia?
The situation can't be compared to PoK because PoK legally belongs to India, signed over via the Instrument of Accenssion, agreed to by all parties concerned.
Ukraine legally belongs to Ukraine. This is agreed by Russia given its signature of the Budapest Memorandum where Russia agreed to protect Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty.
What makes the Russian situation special is the Ukrainians themselves reduced their Russian citizens into second-class citizens in their own country. Unlike what's been propagated in Western fairy tales, the language law is very serious. This is like Sri Lanka in the 60s, when they disenfranchised the Tamils, which led to an insurgency. Had India been a powerful nation, we would have invaded Sri Lanka to liberate the Tamils, and it would have been morally justified.
What makes the Kashmir situation special is the Indians themselves have reduced their Kashmiri citizens into second-class citizens in their own country. Unlike what's been propagated in Hindu fairy tales, the revocation of statehood and autonomy and the communication blackout imposed on Kashmiri is very serious. Had Pakistan been a powerful nation, they would have invaded Indian-occupied Kashmir, and it would have been morally justified. Funny, isn't it?
We broke curfew. People have been killed for less. We took a huge risk
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But let's be real. What's the citizenship rank of minorities in Russia? I'd rather be a Russophone in Ukraine than an Ukrainophone in Russia. Or a Tatar in Russia. Or a Yakut in Russia. Or a Nenet in Russia. Or a Buryat in Russia. Or, heck, a Russian in Russia, for that matter.