According to the concept of nationality dominant in Eastern Europe the Ukrainians are people whose native language is Ukrainian (an objective criterion) whether or not they are nationally conscious, and all those who identify themselves as Ukrainian (a subjective criterion) whether or not they speak Ukrainian.
根据东欧的一个主导民族概念：乌克兰人指母语是乌克兰语的人（客观标准），不论他们的民族意识如何；以及所有认为自己是乌克兰人的人（主观标准），不论他们讲乌克兰语或否。