• Devi@kbin.social
      32·
      9 months ago

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

      • Mkengine@feddit.deEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

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

        • Devi@kbin.social
          1·
          9 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.