There's no direct translation in Ukrainian for "imminent" - that word is Неминуче, which most closely corresponds to “no matter what” or “inevitable," which are close synonyms. But it’s not quite the same, and we’re told there isn’t a single Ukrainian word that conveys the meaning as it does in English. (Seriously, we checked with native Ukrainian speakers.) So when Biden’s team might genuinely mean “soon,” Zelenskyy hears U.S. officials effectively say “there will be an invasion regardless of what we do".
The former comedian’s antics have started to get on the Biden administration’s nerves. “According to three sources in the administration and on Capitol Hill whom I’ve spoken to in the last couple months, the Ukrainian president is by turns annoying, infuriating, and downright counterproductive,” Puck’s JULIA IOFFE reported this week. It’s a sentiment NatSec Daily has heard repeatedly in our conversations with key players, and last night’s Biden-Zelenskyy call didn’t help.”
By ALEXANDER WARD and QUINT FORGEY
01/28/2022 03:54 PM EST
There's no direct translation in Ukrainian for "imminent" - that word is Неминуче, which most closely corresponds to “no matter what” or “inevitable," which are close synonyms. But it’s not quite the same, and we’re told there isn’t a single Ukrainian word that conveys the meaning as it does in English. (Seriously, we checked with native Ukrainian speakers.) So when Biden’s team might genuinely mean “soon,” Zelenskyy hears U.S. officials effectively say “there will be an invasion regardless of what we do".
The former comedian’s antics have started to get on the Biden administration’s nerves. “According to three sources in the administration and on Capitol Hill whom I’ve spoken to in the last couple months, the Ukrainian president is by turns annoying, infuriating, and downright counterproductive,” Puck’s JULIA IOFFE reported this week. It’s a sentiment NatSec Daily has heard repeatedly in our conversations with key players, and last night’s Biden-Zelenskyy call didn’t help.”
Аякже: кого спитали? Суржико-Шевчука?
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