![]() ![]() Now, to add to the fun, both languages sometimes spell the "ee" sound at the end of words with ий. Its pronunciation in Ukrainian is like " ki-yiv" where "ki" is like the start of "kiss." The spelling Kiev, meanwhile, is from the Russian name for it, Киев. On the other hand, since it's Kyiv, many people just say it like "Keev," which isn't formally correct either. But that would be a bit much we'd be tempted to strain our tongues holding the y. So, since и is y and ї is yi, you might expect Київ to be Kyyiv. In Ukrainian, и stands for a sound more like the "i" in "hit." Meanwhile, in both languages, й stands for a sound like the "y" in "yes." So what's the difference, aside from the little hat? In Russian, и stands for the "ee" sound that is represented by і in Ukrainian. ![]() There are two more of those in Україна as well: the р is r, and the н is n. It's just one of several letters in the Cyrillic alphabet that look like Latin letters they do not sound like. You see it in the name of Ukraine: Україна. ![]() Absolutely not Ukrainian or Russian Уįirst off: Although Ukrainian and Russian have a letter that looks like y, that letter is literally never represented in the Latin alphabet with y. Here's a run-down of the different Ukrainian and Russian letters we use y to help spell at least some of the time. In fact, we use y for things that are represented by no fewer than seven different letters in Ukrainian - and eight in Russian. When we need to represent Ukrainian and Russian words for English audiences, we use y as a catch-all to try to fix some of the differences. Ukrainian and Russian are written with versions of the Cyrillic alphabet, which has letters for things our Latin alphabet doesn't. Newsweek has reached out to the White House press team via email Thursday afternoon for comment.So why all the y's? The short answer is: They're duct tape. Zakharova also said during the briefing that Russia would return to the New START treaty "only if Washington shows the political will and exerts efforts to ease tensions and de-escalate and create conditions for the resumption of the full functioning of the treaty." "The hypothetical use of nuclear weapons is clearly limited by extraordinary circumstances within the framework of strictly defensive purposes." "Russia's nuclear deterrence policy is strictly defensive," Zakharova said during a news briefing. Ryabkov's statements come the same day that Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry of Affairs, indicated that Russia hadn't completely ruled out using nuclear weapons to defend itself in "extraordinary" situations. demonstrates a willingness to abandon its fundamentally hostile policy toward the Russian Federation," Ryabkov told the outlet. "The suspension of New START remains in effect and this decision may be revoked or reconsidered only if the U.S. However, Ryabkov added that Russia was no longer in contact with the White House about the treaty, and that during the "exchange of views, the parties confirmed their opposing, irreconcilable positions." Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/GettyĪccording to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, who spoke with the Russian state news site TASS on Thursday, conversations between the two adversaries regarding New START have occurred "in the past weeks and months, including direct ones, which weren't about exchanging public statements." to meet before Russia would contemplate returning to the New START nuclear arms treaty. ![]() Ryabkov laid out a condition for the U.S. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov leaves after delivering a speech during the 52nd UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 2, 2023. White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan also promised that Washington would adhere to the New START treaty until it expires in February 2026, but only if Moscow kept up its end of the deal. President Joe Biden indicated this month that the White House was ready to talk with Russia "without conditions" about the future of a nuclear arms treaty, reported the Associated Press (AP). would also not be sharing such information.īut as tensions continue to grow over the war in Ukraine, the administration of U.S. Washington returned the favor around a month later after Russia failed to share data regarding its nuclear arsenal by the end of March and announced that the U.S. and NATO from inspecting Moscow's nuclear facilities. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced in February that his country was going to stop observing the New START treaty, effectively blocking the U.S. Russia does not intend to budge on its decision to suspend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) unless the United States changes its "fundamentally hostile policy" toward Moscow, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. ![]()
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