I've not been following the developments in Ukraine too closely, it's just too depressing (shelling nuclear power plants doesn't seem particularly sensible). But I was wondering why the capital of Ukraine is being called Kyiv in the news, when I know it as Kiev. And apparently the spelling and pronunciation are a political thing, surprise surprise. The new name of Kyiv is the "correct" spelling (with a slightly different pronunciation) because it's Ukrainian in origin, whereas Kiev is Russian in origin. Therefore, I will no longer use Kiev - even when the Russians inevitably take over the city. Sorry if all of this is known to you already, it wasn't to me until I just looked it up.
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