2 minutes agoUkraine is thinking of changing the name of aggressive neighbour Moskovia, not Russia
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)Ukraine could refer to Russia by a new name, Moscow. President Volodimir Zelensky is assessing such an opportunity, following an online petition that has secured over 25 thousand signatures, claiming that this is Russia's historic name. The petition author says that this name was used in Europe and in some [...]
The petition author says that name was used in Europe and in several Asian languages and also on historical maps between the 16th and 19th centuries.
It says that Russia exists for only 301 years when Czar Moskov, Peter the First declared the kingdom of Moscow as the Russian Empire. Zelensky has appointed Prime Minister Denies Schmyhal to deal with the case.
The question raised in the petition requires a careful assessment both in the historical and cultural context plan and in light of possible international legal consequences. So I have instructed the prime minister and asked him to have a complex approach and explore such an option” said Zelensky.
The response of Maria Zakharova, the foreign ministry's spokeswoman in Russia, has not been delayed, which said this was the next test for the antirus campaign being undertaken in Ukraine. According to the Ria Novosti agency and Russian Duma Vice President Boris Chernysov, he has commented on the petition, claiming such initiatives can only be treated with smiles.
The hardest response was Russian Deputy Security Council President Dmitry Medvedev. If we are Mossova, Ukraine is Bander's dirty Raj”, he said, referring to Ukrainian nationalist leader Stapan Bandera. He called Zelensky a Kiev official. /a2cn
