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2024-12-02 04:31:55 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 14FC80A17E9ED0DA088A6E27841265BB60C72E0E31071ADA509D43D91897923D
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Original Note:
It's Kyiv, not kiev. 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 The Ukrainian government also promotes using Ukrainian spellings for its other cities including Kharkov, which should be Kharkiv, while Odessa should be Odesa and Lvov should be changed to Lviv.
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