I think you should just read my following posts.
Basically, I'm saying that if Ukraine is not a country and by definition an autonomous state, it's the same as saying, that, by the same token, Israel or Kuwait is not a country, which they are.
I know that I confused many, especially non native English speakers with my use of sarcasm and irony in one short sentence. Apologies to all for using proper English.
But, to be honest, Israel did not exist as a country and an autonomous state prior to 1948.... and the land that it exists on was given to the Jews by the allied powers as a kind of retribution for all their "sufferings" during the WW2 , and belonged to Palestine. Let's face it, the victors make the rules....