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		bootsmann 15 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US- and Greek-owned tankers ablaze after Iran clai... It’s Ukraine, no “the”.

comrade1234 15 days ago [–]

In many languages the article is necessary. I assume English is their second language.

bootsmann 15 days ago | [–]

Yes but as one of the other commenters pointed out, its a charged term when it comes to Ukraine so its worth mentioning to people that use it accidentally.

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