Tag: v versus na Ukraine

When a Preposition is Predetermination – Putin Began His Attack on Ukrainian Statehood in 2004

April 7, 2015

Staunton, April 7 — Vladimir Putin stopped using the preposition “v” or “in” Ukraine in 2004, reverting to the older form “na” or “on,” in official government documents, an indication that the Kremlin leader did not view Ukraine as a country but rather as a Russian borderland, according to Andrey Illarionov. From the time he […]