Ukraine says the U.S. officials in charge of an international database on geographic names have agreed to change the official spelling of the Ukrainian capital from the commonly used Russian variant, Kiev, to Kyiv – a spelling that more accurately reflects its spelling and pronunciation in the Ukrainian language.
RFE/RL: US to change international database spelling to Kyiv, not Kiev
People walk in front of St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv on March 31, 2019, during Ukraine's presidential election.
