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		dgroshev 27 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Germany outfitted half a million balconies with so... "The Ukraine" is offensive, please refrain from using it. Wikipedia covers some of the history behind the use of the definite article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_Ukraine#English_defini...

GordonS 27 days ago [–]

I wasn't aware, thank you for explaining - I'll try to use the correct form from now on.

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