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Literally the whole media switched spelling around this time.
iRaq and iRan are silly but the "Kyiv" stuff is different.
this post was submitted on 03 Oct 2024
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what the fuck
Deutschland
Deutsch
De
{德|dé} (meaning moral or virtuous)
{德国|déguó}
These are literal translations of names mostly chosen for sounding at least a little like the country's name in its own language
I assume it's because it's like "de" or something i.e. Deutschland