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At the first meeting, the Russians presented a set of harsh conditions, effectively demanding Ukraine’s capitulation. This was a nonstarter. But as Moscow’s position on the battlefield continued to deteriorate, its positions at the negotiating table became less demanding. So on March 3 and March 7, the parties held a second and third round of talks […]
Regarding territorial issues, parts of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Donbass would remain under Russian control
Moscow ostensibly wanted Kiev to slash the size of its army to 85,000 people, while Ukraine insisted on retaining a strength of 250,000.
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It’s usually referred to (nowadays) as “Maoist Standard English”, any K sound is replaced with KKK and often S is replaced with SS or $. It doesn’t glorify or endorse the KKK, it’s meant as an insult.
As far as I know, it originated during the civil rights era from radical organizations like the Black Panther Party spelling “America” as “Amerika” (the German spelling, likening the US to nazi Germany), which then became “Amerikkka”. It was apparently first used in the magazine “Black World” in 1970.
k isnt exclusively german, Amerika isnt even just the german spelling. Black Nationialist use k instead of c due to some pseudo-historical linkage of c to anglo-french imperialism.
If I understand correctly, that’s the reason they say “Afrika” (because spelling it with a “c” is the colonial spelling), but all the sources I can find like “Amerika” to the German spelling.