Looks like members of Congress, such as Will Hurd (R-Mexico) are using an ethnically appropriate pronunciation for Kiev (apparently pronounced Keev in Ukrainian). As a Russian language student, I also know that the Russian pronunciation for Kiev is “Keev”, with the V hardened into a sort of F sound. So MAYBE everybody on the Intelligence (sic) Committee are colluding with the Russians. Thoughts?
He is close to NM but not a Rep!
Wiki
William Ballard Hurd (born August 19, 1977) is an American politician and former CIA officer serving as the U.S. representative for Texas’s 23rd congressional district since 2015. The district stretches about 550 miles (890 km) from San Antonio to El Paso along the U.S.–Mexican border.[1][2]
Well, I don’t call mexico, meheeko. And I don’t call Germany Deutschland.
FWIW, I don’t think any country gives a dang about our pronunciation as long as our aid checks clear.
And if they do, well, they can always forgo the aid.
Let’s see what matters more to them.