So the meat of the Republicansâ argument today is that Trump has the right to choose/replace ambassadors. Also Obama didnât give Ukraine a bunch of weapons. Ok.
My girlfriendâs parents grew up in nearby Berdichev and pronounce it âKey-evâ, and of course pronounce their home city the same way (thereâs no way its Berdicheeve). That was all when it was the Soviet Union though and people were speaking Russian instead of Ukrainian which is pretty much just a different language. Also they hated the Soviet government which is a huge reason they moved to the US but still donât really have a Ukrainian identity, theyâll just say âwe grew up in Russiaâ.
So my guess is that the âKeeveâ thing is a bit forced, but not that thereâs anything wrong with giving a little âFUâ to Russia.