All ethnic Russians are Slavs, yet not all Slavs are Russians.
Russians, along with Ukrainians and Belarussians, are all Eastern Slavs.
Eastern Slavs, along with the Western Slavs(Poles, Czechs, Slovaks) and the Southern Slavs (Serbians, Slovenes, Bosnians, Croats, Montenegrins, Bulgarians, Macedonian Slavs) are all Slavs.
NOTE: I only mentioned the SLacic groups that have their own nations, there are other Slavic peoples that from minorities in various places in Eastern Europe.
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Russians felt a cultural and historical connection to the Slavic peoples and saw them as fellow Eastern Europeans. Defending the Slavs was believed to strengthen Russia's influence in the region and protect their perceived interests. Additionally, supporting fellow Slavic nations helped bolster Russia's identity as a defender of Slavic values and traditions.
Slavs are an ethnic group primarily from Eastern Europe, while Gypsies, also known as Romani people, are a distinct ethnic group with roots in South Asia who have spread across Europe. Slavs have their own unique languages, cultures, and histories, while the Romani people have their own language (Romani) and cultural traditions.
Linguistically? Same as between say Spaniards and Portuguese. Between Scottish and Irish. Or Germans and Dutch. Characterwise: Russians are soulful romantic people. They are also emotional, philosophic and and kind of poetic/melancholy. Communal culture. Generous. Open and friendly. Ukrainians are practical, not soulful, and capitalistic. More reserved, not much into poetry. The culture is individualistic. Not so generous. Minding their own business. Not wasting time on philosophizing/intellectualizing.
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