John: no war will crush Ukrainian identity or language (2022)
prediction · status: unresolved · last event: predicted (2022-03-15) · owner: John
In March 2022 John said he knows that no war will crush Ukrainian identity or language.
Told alongside: John: the day will come when Ukraine is its own country, its borders and sovereignty protected (2022)
About: Ukrainian language, Ukraine
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-15 | predicted | John says he knows no war will crush Ukrainian identity or language. | Ukraine and Russia: What Caused the War? 00:07:18 |
What is said about it
6 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2022-03-15 · Ukraine and Russia: What Caused the War? — John says Ukrainian is the first language of about two-thirds of Ukrainians and Russian of about 30%, Russian being most spoken in the east and south. — 00:00:00
- 2022-03-15 · Ukraine and Russia: What Caused the War? — The description corrects the video: Ukraine's official language is Ukrainian; 'national languages' was confusing, and he should have said 30% speak Russian as their first language. — video description
- 2022-03-15 · Ukraine and Russia: What Caused the War? — John says Stalin wanted to crush Ukrainian independence movements, which meant discouraging Ukrainian language and cultural identity, often by horrific means. — 00:01:27
- 2022-03-15 · Ukraine and Russia: What Caused the War? — John says the war is not East versus West but about the right of Ukraine and its people to exist in freedom and independence, a right Putin wrongly denies. — 00:08:07
- 2022-03-15 · Ukraine and Russia: What Caused the War? — John says Ukraine shouldn't need to be Russia-friendly or Europe-friendly but its own country, making its own choices with its borders and sovereignty protected. — 00:08:07
- 2022-03-15 · Ukraine and Russia: What Caused the War? — John believes the day of a secure, sovereign Ukraine will come, but fears for every day until it does. — 00:08:36