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Re:Secure messengers in war time by Cymrukicks on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @04:30AM (#30525477)
I had it explained to me The Ukraine comes from "The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic" So its offensive as it doesn't acknowledge their new country.
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Re:Secure messengers in war time by euroderf on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @08:15AM (#30526964)
During the Cold War it was always "THE Ukraine". So, this is plausible.
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Re:Secure messengers in war time by pyuser583 on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @11:45AM (#30529352)
We also said “the USSR” and “the Soviet Union.”
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