Russia

Russia wanted to protect the Slavic peoples of Serbia

Slavic people in Southern European Russia and Ukraine. The majority were Slavic but there were many minority groups, such as, Tatars, Turks, Jews, and even Germans peoples. Read: The Cossacks by Maurice Hindus.

The Russian are an ethnic people of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries.

The Russian Federation comprises over 6 million square miles. It covers many different non-Slavic ethnic groups. Many are Asian ethnic groups.