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Old 03-09-2022, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by lonmol View Post
Probably because prior to the fall of the Soviet Union, it WAS called the Ukraine.

There's a few countries where it's acceptable to use the word "the" when mentioning them....
- The Philippines, The Congo, The Bahamas, The Solomon Islands, The United States Of America etc.
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