Zelenskyy Signs Law Removing Russian Language From Minority Protection
The law also drops Moldovan and clarifies Ukraine’s charter translation as officials say the change protects the national language environment.
- On Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed law No. 4699-IX, officially removing the Russian language from the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages after a year-long revision process.
- Verkhovna Rada Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk defended the law, arguing the charter protects endangered indigenous languages rather than those of an aggressor state. He added, "This decision is about dignity, justice, and the linguistic security of Ukraine."
- The legislation also removed Moldovan from the list of protected languages, standardizing Ukraine's minority language framework. According to Yevropeiska Pravda, signatory countries designate their own protected languages, enabling this legal adjustment.
- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha confirmed the European Union joined the international mechanism for a Special Tribunal to prosecute Russia's crime of aggression, while Ukraine and Hungary maintained functional cooperation on the tribunal's statute.
- The administration's pivot toward security-focused language protections during the ongoing invasion reflects broader accountability goals, which Minister Sybiha highlighted as vital for ensuring consequences for the leadership of the aggressor state within the Council of Europe.
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Ukraine removes Russian language from European Charter protection as part of decolonization efforts
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law passed by the Verkhovna Rada that removes the Russian language from the list of languages protected under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk commented on the move, calling it “an important decision to protect Ukraine’s linguistic space and to fulfil our European obligations. The language of the aggressor state cannot use the protection m…
On Friday, the President of Ukraine signed a law withdrawing Russian from the protections provided for in the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. "An important decision to protect the Ukrainian language space", defended the President of the Ukrainian Parliament. According to him, "the language of an aggressor state" cannot "benefit" from such "instruments of protection". - "Protecting the Ukrainian language space": the symbolic …
The new regulation does not make Russian speaking illegal in Ukraine. However, the authorities are no longer obliged to offer information or services in Russian as well. Furthermore, the Russian teaching in schools can be restricted.
Zelensky removes Russian from Ukraine’s list of protected minority languages under European charter
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law removing Russian from the list of languages covered by the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, Verkhovna Rada Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk announced.
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski signed a law this Friday that removes Russian's status as a protected language in Ukraine, where it remains the main language of a part of the population.
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