• Devi@kbin.social
    32·
    3 months ago

    It’s just Ukraine, no ‘the’. Was that a Russian annexation joke?

    • Mkengine@feddit.deEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      Maybe English is not their native language, in German wie also say “Die Ukraine” instead of just Ukraine.

      • Devi@kbin.social
        1·
        3 months ago

        Possibly, but it’s also what Russia call the country in order to describe it as a region of Russia rather than a country and Ukraine finds it offensive, the Ukrainian embassies have requested it not be used.

        Combined with this person referring to the parts of Ukraine currently under occupation I suspect they’re using the offensive form on purpose.