I asked a Ukrainian friend about this and he said both are valid spellings but also found the sudden copy-paste all over the place to be weird. He also confirmed that those regions like Crimea are primarily Russian and don't historically belong to Ukraine.
Yes! I lived in Ukraine as a missionary many years ago and always referred to it as Kiev. I was also encouraged to study the Russian language rather than Ukrainian. I lived in the central/eastern part of the country where there was a stronger Russian influence.
Is Kyiv the same place as Kiev?
Yep... from what I understand, they're virtue signaling by making a point to use the dumbass-sounding Ukrainian pronunciation (eye roll)๐ธ
I asked a Ukrainian friend about this and he said both are valid spellings but also found the sudden copy-paste all over the place to be weird. He also confirmed that those regions like Crimea are primarily Russian and don't historically belong to Ukraine.
Thanks for the info! It's that pronunciation that annoys me, admittedly, more than it should๐
Yes! I lived in Ukraine as a missionary many years ago and always referred to it as Kiev. I was also encouraged to study the Russian language rather than Ukrainian. I lived in the central/eastern part of the country where there was a stronger Russian influence.
You have something in common with Hunter Biden. He spent a lot of time in Ukraine in the missionary position as well.
ััะพ ัั Hunter?
They are removing the Y.
Petty tyrants love to change the names of places.