FuckyWucky [none/use name]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-210 hours agoRussian language is as much a part of Ukraine as Ukranian is. You won't see many in the media calling it Kyiv before Ukraine turned nationalist under Poroshenkohexbear.netimagemessage-square82fedilinkarrow-up1109arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1100arrow-down1imageRussian language is as much a part of Ukraine as Ukranian is. You won't see many in the media calling it Kyiv before Ukraine turned nationalist under Poroshenkohexbear.netFuckyWucky [none/use name]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-210 hours agomessage-square82fedilinkfile-text
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/ukraine-passes-language-law-irritating-president-elect-and-russia-idUSKCN1S110Y/ Literally the whole media switched spelling around this time. iRaq and iRan are silly but the “Kyiv” stuff is different.
minus-squareKeithlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoI assume it’s because it’s like “de” or something i.e. Deutschland
I assume it’s because it’s like “de” or something i.e. Deutschland