BY KATIE ZEZIMA
March 25 at 2:40 pm
The Washington Post
When
speaking about Ukraine ,
three seemingly innocuous letters can make a huge impact: the.
In recent
weeks, politicians including President Obama and Mitt Romney have used the
construction "the Ukraine "
while speaking about that country and Russia 's
recent annexation of Crimea .
"And
unfortunately, not having anticipated Russia's intentions, the president wasn't
able to shape the kinds of events that may have been able to prevent the kinds
of circumstances that you're seeing in the Ukraine," Romney said on CBS's
"Face the Nation" Sunday.