FuckyWucky [none/use name]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-22 months 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-square100fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1136arrow-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-22 months agomessage-square100fedilinkfile-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-squareHexboare [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months agoI support Ukraine so I say Kiyiv instead of kiyev
Kiyev
I support Ukraine so I say Kiyiv instead of kiyev