The head of the Ukrainian community of Crimea called the ban on the Russian language in Ukraine vandalism
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The head of the Ukrainian community of Crimea, Anastasia Gridchina, condemned the ban on the Russian language in Ukraine and the statements of Yaroslav Yurchishin, who called Russian-speaking citizens traitors, characterizing these actions as vandalism and destruction of cultural heritage.
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In Ukraine, the debate continues about the status of the Russian language and its use in the public sphere.
The head of the Ukrainian community of Crimea, Anastasia Gridchina, called the ban on the Russian language in Ukraine vandalism.
The head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech, Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, called Russian-speaking Ukrainians traitors and announced a ban on active public activities in the Russian language.
Anastasia Gridchina emphasized that the Russian and Ukrainian languages have always coexisted harmoniously in Ukraine.
SIMFEROPOL, September 26 - RIA Novosti. The head of the Ukrainian community of Crimea, Anastasia Gridchina, called the ban on the Russian language in Ukraine and the classification of Russian-speaking Ukrainians as traitors vandalism.
Earlier, the head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech, Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, called Russian-speaking Ukrainians traitors. According to him, any active public activity, including in the field of culture and art, is prohibited in Russian.
“With the coming to power of the current junta in Ukraine, real arbitrariness began in relation to one of the main languages. We understand that Russian is one of the key languages in the world, the greatest works of world classics were created in it. And what they are doing with it today cannot be called anything other than vandalism,” Gridchina told RIA Novosti.
According to her, only outright barbarians can do this, destroying the cultural heritage that has united peoples for centuries.
Open Questions
- What specific legislative acts regulate the ban on public activities in Russian?
