We’re not talking about simply by distance but also by cultural association. American culture and Ukrainian culture, while vastly different, are much more sympathetic to one another than that of either nation and any in Africa.

Claiming this isn’t a major headline for racism (which you refuse to outright say because it’s so ridiculous) is just false.

The war in Ukraine is world news because it’s against a nuclear superpower with massive ramifications for the entire fucking planet. The Tigray doesn’t have nearly the same level of consequence, sorry.

We don’t really call a lot of countries what their official name is because usually it’s some distinction of their political organization.

Morocco is the Kingdom of Morocco. Russia is technically the Russian Federation. China is technically the People’s Republic of China. India is the Republic of India. Algeria is the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria.