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Not two years ago, longer [1]. Apart from that it’s correct. Since two years ago it became a ‘I don’t give a duck’ or ‘I support Russia’ statement, which is the same quite often.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KyivNotKiev



An online campaign since 2018 doesn't refute me, the name change didn't gain traction until 2022. Before the intensification of the war in 2022, most of the English speaking world wasn't paying much attention to Ukraine.


The official name change happened in 1991. It gained traction since 2022, as Ukrainians become less tolerant to ‘we don’t give a duck, we used to old ways’ of the Western audience. Personally, I’ve seen countless times they downvote and/or flag you for this. Waiting for that dang to come here and tell me I’m violating the rules by saying that. That way you see this correction not that often.




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