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2024-05-23 13:50:10 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 49BE44181526B37444E62A13F9DCFC10C2AD269CF5B7986A9752AD0A822DAC14
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It should be spelled Kyiv. In 2019, US Board on Geographic Names retired the spelling “Kiev”. The spelling “Kyiv” is now the only name available for standard use within the US Government, per the U.S. Department of State. https://geonames.nga.mil/geonames/GNSSearch/GNSDocs/pdfdocs/fnc/BGNStatement_Kyiv.pdf Calling it Kiev is russian disinfo. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/25/how-to-pronounce-and-spell-kyiv-kiev-ukraine-and-why-it-matters
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