FuckyWucky [none/use name]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-21 month 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-square98fedilinkarrow-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-21 month agomessage-square98fedilinkfile-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-squareKoboldKomrade [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 month agoIf elected president, I will do nothing but push for a phonetic alphabet.
If elected president, I will do nothing but push for a phonetic alphabet.