Ukrainians and Russians share similar language, ancestry, as well as basic religious principles, and although there have been theorizations on the fundamental political and/or religious reasons that triggered the armed conflict, it is—due to its historic, doctrinal, and geo-political convolution—mostly limited speculation. While many from both sides disfavor warfare, the specific understanding among different members varies to different degrees. The Epoch Times reached out to some ethnic Russian and Ukrainian Americans who hold leadership roles to get their thoughts. Bukharan Jewish community president Leon Nektalov represents a group of about 50,000 Russian-speakers who emigrated from both the ex-Soviet Union and Central Asia to New York. “A lot of innocent people have died, a lot of people are on the run from Ukraine and from Russia,” Nektalov told The Epoch Times, “The war has to stop no matter what.” He believes that the war started because of Russia’s politics related to Ukraine’s …