https://www.reuters.com/article/world/ukraine-passes-language-law-irritating-president-elect-and-russia-idUSKCN1S110Y/

Literally the whole media switched spelling around this time.

iRaq and iRan are silly but the "Kyiv" stuff is different.

    • CloutAtlas [he/him]
      ·
      3 months ago

      Deutschland

      Deutsch

      De

      (meaning moral or virtuous)

      德国déguó

    • GarbageShoot [he/him]
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      3 months ago

      These are literal translations of names mostly chosen for sounding at least a little like the country's name in its own language