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.
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.
what the fuck
Deutschland
Deutsch
De
德 (meaning moral or virtuous)
德国
These are literal translations of names mostly chosen for sounding at least a little like the country's name in its own language
I assume it's because it's like "de" or something i.e. Deutschland