lol, you seem to think that if you deprive Russians of the right to speak their language gradually it makes it less a forced assimilation.
Ukraine does not provide 20% or whatever of population the right to study in own (Russian) language, which I repeat, is the language of majority, but just makes assimilation take 10 years instead of immediate ban.
Am I right that in higher education, i. e. universities Russian language is not used at all, you cannot get a university degree in Russian, as well as school diploma?
and you acknowledge that Russians are officially discriminated even in comparison with EU language speakers.
While Hungary and Poland accused Ukraine of discrimination of these minorities.
As well the EU too accused Ukraine of discrimination of minorities.
and yes, it is me to decide if you are worth being independent.
Russia will not tolerate an agressive and oppressive Nazi state on its border, which discriminates Russian citizens.
Ukraine has it chance to exist via being a friendly, as minimum a neutral state to Russia, instead it became an American weapon against Russia and oppressor of own Russian citizens.
Even more, Ukraine seem to be crazy to try to militarilly ethnically cleanse Donbass, where 400 000 Russian citizens live
Maybe Volyn and Ternopol regions will remain as dust settles, if Poland doesn't take them...