Ukraine is a territory not a country. I've had to explain this to normies when they say "Russia invaded the country of Ukraine! No, Ukraine is the territory of RUSSIA! So Russia should take it back.
Before the “war” started I never saw it referred to as Ukraine, it’s was always the Ukraine. Only after that time did people drop the “the” and just call it Ukraine, like they’re trying to make it sound like it’s on its own. Very odd.
Ukraine means "borderland" or "frontier region" in Old East Slavic, derived from the word krai (meaning "edge" or "border"). The term originally referred to the borderlands between the medieval states of Kievan Rus', the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Ottoman Empire.
Over time, the name evolved to denote the region inhabited by the East Slavic people who would later form modern Ukraine. While the literal translation is "borderland," Ukrainian scholars and national identity have reinterpreted the term to mean "country" or "land of the people," emphasizing a sense of homeland and self-determination.
Since Ukraine's independence in 1991, the use of "the Ukraine" has been discouraged by Ukrainian authorities and international style guides, as it implies the country is a part of Russia or a subordinate region, which is seen as politically inaccurate and disrespectful to Ukrainian sovereignty. The correct and preferred form in English is simply Ukraine.
President Vladimir Putin uses the word Ukraination in his interview with Tucker Carlson.
Putin provides context for the word by addressing the history of western Russia.
Ukraination refers to the consummation and culmination of Communism from western Europe and Bolshevism from the eastern USSR in the early twentieth century.
Ukraine is the western elites money laundromat
American people’s money 💵
Imagine that
$500 billion of American people's money.
Look up how many times Joe Biden called Ukrainian women the most beautiful in the world.
Ukraine is a territory not a country. I've had to explain this to normies when they say "Russia invaded the country of Ukraine! No, Ukraine is the territory of RUSSIA! So Russia should take it back.
Before the “war” started I never saw it referred to as Ukraine, it’s was always the Ukraine. Only after that time did people drop the “the” and just call it Ukraine, like they’re trying to make it sound like it’s on its own. Very odd.
Ukraine means "borderland" or "frontier region" in Old East Slavic, derived from the word krai (meaning "edge" or "border"). The term originally referred to the borderlands between the medieval states of Kievan Rus', the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Ottoman Empire.
Over time, the name evolved to denote the region inhabited by the East Slavic people who would later form modern Ukraine. While the literal translation is "borderland," Ukrainian scholars and national identity have reinterpreted the term to mean "country" or "land of the people," emphasizing a sense of homeland and self-determination.
Since Ukraine's independence in 1991, the use of "the Ukraine" has been discouraged by Ukrainian authorities and international style guides, as it implies the country is a part of Russia or a subordinate region, which is seen as politically inaccurate and disrespectful to Ukrainian sovereignty. The correct and preferred form in English is simply Ukraine.
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the same AP style guides that say Black should be capitalized, but white should not be capitalized
the boundaries were never filed with the HAGUE in order for the country to truly be independent. Colour Revolution of 2014 by Cain and Graham and KM -
Now do "Palestine"
Kiev is the historical capital of Russia
I hate to break it to you but there are no rules saying you need to be a distinct ethnic group to be a country.
thats true, but the Ukraine still isnt a country.
i doubt theres even a real war going on
just rumors of war
surely Russia could bulldoze the Ukraine in a few days if they truly wanted to
Putin is probably getting a cut of the proceeds
Okraina . Translation from Russian means border region. Окарина
We already wasted so much time, money, and resources on something that we shouldn't be involved in unless we were helping Russia.
The Chernozem in Ukraine is 60 inches 152+ cm deep...The absolute richest, most fertile soil of anywhere on the planet.
Parts of North Dakota & parts of Canada (plains) are a close second.
Also, Maps of the Khazar Kingdom in antiquity
The more you know 🌈 an sheit 💩
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But if Russia takes it back, where would we do our money laundering, bio labs, and child trafficking operations?
Finland