on facebook people comment :“In Ukraine people say 'Kyiv' not 'Kiev,'" Taras Ilkiv, a Ukrainian journalist wrote an article for Business Insider on the protests, explained in an email, "because 'Kiev' is the Russian word." It's simple: in Ukrainian, the word for the city is Київ (Kyiv), while in Russian, it reads as Киев(Kiev). Source: Business Insider, 24 Jan 2014”happy to see u are making friendsVideo coming soon: