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I hadn't heard "The Ukraine" until American media started using that variant in 2014. I can't recall ever hearing it in British news. Realistically not many peo
by daneel_w 5y ago
I hadn't heard "The Ukraine" until American media started using that variant in 2014. I can't recall ever hearing it in British news. Realistically not many people know the history of the country; within the current generation of Americans few even knew it existed before the war, so I honestly figured it was just a completely reflexive uttering caused by the three other prevalent "U" nation states in US media - The USA, The United Kingdom, The UAE.
- nimbius 5y agoyou can be forgiven, as the present inception of the country has only had a constitution for 26 patriotic years (the Simpsons have been around longer.) Much like the media pivot to "Kyiv" it all smacks of hastily constructed, ham-fisted virtue signaling by a west that is sadly not in a position to provide much direct assistance.
- emteycz 5y agoIt's simply switching to the preferred local transcription to not offend by using the oppressor's ways. Sensible, IMHO. I'd not want to call it the Russian way if I was a content producer too, especially a place like the capital city.