Ukrainian Embassy begs public to stop using 'the Ukraine' after latest Trump flub

The Ukrainian Embassy in Washington cheekily asked the public to stop using 'the Ukraine,' a request that came after Donald Trump frequently used the outdated language

The Ukrainian Embassy in Washington on Monday cheekily implored the public to stop using "the Ukraine," a request that came after President Donald Trump repeatedly used the outdated construction.

“Let us kindly help you to use the words related to #Ukraine correctly,” Ukraine’s Embassy in the U.S. tweeted, noting that the country goes by “Ukraine, not ‘the’ Ukraine” and that its capital city should be spelled “Kyiv, not Kiev.”As the maelstrom surrounding Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has grown over the past week and a half, resulting in the start of impeachment proceedings, “the Ukraine” has found itself back in the news.

"These are the only politically correct terms that express respect to the country and its nation," the embassy wrote, advising readers to "be smart and avoid Soviet style clichés." The tweet closed with an emoji of a skeptical-looking person wearing a monocle.

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