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2023-12-19 17:53:49 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: FB21B57B00AD0BF74AC9BEA8BB48AE34DC3D61ECF3173B499D55DF6AE222AC58
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It's Kyiv, not Kiev. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KyivNotKiev https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/kyiv-not-kiev-why-spelling-matters-in-ukraines-quest-for-an-independent-identity/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/kyiv-kiev-ukraine-name-b2023400.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/25/how-to-pronounce-and-spell-kyiv-kiev-ukraine-and-why-it-matters It's not irrelevant on the question, as russian-speaking Ukranians can speak russian, but mostly they don'twant to on their own. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/28/ukrainians-are-breaking-their-ties-with-russian-language/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/24/russian-speaking-ukrainians-want-to-shed-language-of-the-oppressor Ukraine's Russian speakers resist Putin and use of russian as tool to justify invasion. https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/07/02/ukraine-s-russian-speakers-resist-putin_6041342_4.html https://carnegieendowment.org/politika/90890
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