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Moscow draws OSCE attention to Ukraine's language policy law

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Moscow draws OSCE attention to Ukraine's language policy law


19.10.2018

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Moscow has asked the OSCE to examine the Ukrainian official language bill, RIA Novosti reports. According to Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov, the request was sent to Arlem Dezir, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media. The head of the Russian Mimistry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) notes that it is necessary to find out the Council of Europe attitude to the draft law and whether international experts want to impede the law adoption in the first reading.

The MFA head recalls that the document authors decided to withdraw English and other European languages ​​from the law. There is no doubt that the Russian language is under attack. The most of Ukrainians speak the language. Russian is a mother tongue for many of them.

According to Russkiy Mir, the bill passed the first reading. It may oblige to use Ukrainian in all spheres of public life on the country's territory. Service, health and education sector as well as public authorities from state to municipal levels will use the language.

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