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In this regard, what languages are closest to Russian?

From the point of view of spoken language, its closest relatives are Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Rusyn, the other three languages in the East Slavic branch.

Additionally, is Russian a harsh language? When one starts learning Russian and one is not used to the Russian alphabet or pronunciation from a very young age , the Russian language might seem harsh or difficult. However putting one's mind to it and learning the language and the grammar progressively , Russian becomes easier to understand , read and learn.

In this way, does Polish sound like Russian?

In Polish – too. However, in Ukrainian, the same sound is pronounced as equivalent of the Latin “H-h”. Both Russian and Polish are Slavic languages but despite this they only have roughly 38% lexical overlap – compare this with 56% for English and German, 82% for Spanish and Italian, or 86% for Polish and Slovak.

Is Ukraine language the same as Russian?

Russian and Ukrainian are two different languages from the same language family. They have a lot in common, but there are number of things that make them different. As you can see, Ukrainian is somewhat in between other two major Slavic languages: Russian and Polish.