Why not? It is a respect ful***le of the South Russian lands. And the name "Ukraine" was invented about 100 years ago. In the translation of Ukraine ("Ukraina" from the word "u" = from + "kraina"= edge) means the border are asof Rus`, Ukraine used to be called many areas: for example, the Southern Urals (it bordered onnomadic Kyrgyz people), South Siberia and Far East (the border with the Mongols and the Chinese). The same principle in other Slavic nations, for example in Croatia is a Krajina and in Bosnia Srpska Krajina. This is also a frontier land.
Real Rus` lands - is not only Russian Federetion but also Belarus ("Bel" = white) and Little Rus`(Old name Kievan Rus`).