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[Tommy_Carcetti]

116. Psst. Right Sector isn't part of the Ukrainian government. Never was, actually.

The other controversial ultra-nationalist political party, Svoboda, is no longer part of the ruling majority either, and only played a small role in the beginning. So you're completely wrong from the very get-go.

As for the notion that the concept of Ukraine is "artificial", you're wrong on that count as well. You compare it to a constructed Arab state such as Iraq. But there's no language called Iraqi, nor do you have people centuries ago calling themselves Iraqi. You can't say the same for Ukrainians living within the current day borders of Ukraine. People in that region have been considering themselves Ukrainian for centuries, and it's rather insulting to dismiss them as a fictional, modern day invention.

You fancy yourself quite an expert on the situation, but in reality you're quite clueless.