The Conversation: Putin’s popularity with Russians has been rising ahead of Ukraine invasion — but that’s unlikely to last No Comments Uncategorized Russians have a favorable view of Ukrainians and generally want the two countries to be separate. Russians have a favorable view of Ukrainians and generally want the two countries to be separate. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)