Kyiv not Kiev. KEE-eve not KEE-yev." For those asking, @npr goes with Ukrainian spelling & pronunciation (not Russian) wherever possible when reporting on Ukraine. Kyiv not Kiev.

Kyiv (pronounced KEE-ev). The capital of Ukraine, formerly known as Kiev (pronounced Key-EV). Kiev is "the Russianized version" of the city's name, said Fedyashin.

CBC has been using a transliteration based on the Ukrainian spelling of the name of the capital, Kyiv, instead of the Russian one, Kiev. Here's why.

US special envoy Keith Kellogg held talks with Ukrainian leaders in Kiev on Monday, amid signs that Washington's support for ...

Kyiv, not Kiev — How Ukrainians reclaimed their capital's name. Anna Belokur. Mon, March 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM UTC. 5 min read. For decades, if not more, English speakers the world over referred ...

Moscow will agree to a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, only after Kiev's surrender. This was stated in an interview with The Kyiv ...

Take Kyiv: The founder of Ukraine's capital was named Kyi in Ukrainian, or Kiy in Russian. So Kyi's city became "Kyiv" in Ukrainian, whereas it became "Kiev" in Russian.

The spelling of Zelenskyy and Kyiv is more than just a simple matter of the letter Y. Behind it, there's a history of imperialism and resistance.

Kyiv or Kiev? These are the two most common ways of writing the name of Ukraine’s capital. Last week the United States Board on Geographic Names (USGS) ...

The AP switched in August. It’s what the Ukrainian government wants, and it’s good to respect their desire, even if it is almost 20 years after the fact. Other outlets still use Kiev; Wikipedia’s ...

Kyiv is derived from the Ukrainian language name, whereas Kiev comes from the Russian language. Kyiv was officially adopted in 1995, but Kiev is still commonly used internationally.