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Russia is named after the Rus people...

Ukraine literally means 'border'...



> Ukraine literally means 'border'...

So, Russians are not aware of Slavic languages, where 'Kraina' (as in Ukraina) means country?



As a native speaker I can assure you that the ukrainian word Krai (край) has two meanings - a land and a border. But border only of a physical thing - of a cup, table or watch. Never as a border of a country (or geo-social area), for this we have a different set of words (кордон, межа, границя)


Ukraine means border, but I'm not sure if you know which country border (hint: not Russia).




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