• Devi@kbin.social
        32·
        8 months ago

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

        • Mkengine@feddit.deEnglish
          2·
          8 months ago

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

          • Devi@kbin.social
            1·
            8 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.