if there is Russian patriotism, why cannot there be Ukrainian patriotism?

4-19-02018   The Ukrainian side is ready to transfer to Russia 23 Russian citizens who were convicted of crimes against Ukraine's territorial integrity in exchange for Ukrainians held on Russian territory, but the Russian side has not responded to this proposal so far....instead they are stubbornly demanding that we pass to them former Berkut riot police officers and others who are not covered by the Minsk agreements.   https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/2444729-moscow-does-not-want-23-russians-in-exchange-for-ukrainian-political-prisoners-gerashchenko.html

   The riot police in question killed a number of basically unarmed demonstrators at Maidan Square, Kiev 4 years ago--Putin might think they are Russian heroes or some such.  But if there is Russian patriotism, why cannot there be Ukrainian patriotism?   Maybe because the KGB does not use rationality in most cases.           -r, mt. shasta

-Saint Michael, guardian angel of Kiev, at Maidan Square