random thought. why did the world switch from calling it "the ukraine" to just "ukraine" after the russian invasion
why was "the" there in the first place it's not plural....
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@moonsea Wikipedia says for the same reason we say “the Netherlands”—“Ukraine” is essentially Russian for “netherlands”. this changed after Ukrainian political independence in 1991, when Ukraine asserted that saying “the ukraine” is essentially defining them in relation to Russia instead of calling them their name. this obviously would be a faux pas in the context of the current war
@Lady that's what i've heard!! yeah makes sense