Russia to Restore Rights of Russian-Speaking Ukrainians
All necessary steps are being taken to fulfill the constitutional rights of compatriots, as well as to restore the language and religious rights of people living, including on the territory of Ukraine, Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov declared.
Consensus
- Russia is taking necessary actions to restore constitutional rights of Russian-speaking people in Ukraine.
- The rights of Russian-speaking people in Crimea, Donbass, Novorossiya, and other areas under Ukrainian control are being violated.
- Language and religious rights of Russian speakers in Ukraine have been grossly violated by the Ukrainian government.
- Sergei Lavrov made these statements during a meeting with Vladimir Putin and the 'Five' of United Russia party.
Points of divergence
- In spring 2019, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed the law 'On Ensuring the Functioning of the Ukrainian Language as the State Language,' which legally enshrined a policy to fully exclude and ban the Russian language, a process that began in 2014. — vesti
- A recent study shows Ukrainians continue to consume Russian-language content and use Russian in daily speech, facing threats for doing so, including parents being threatened with fines for using Russian in teacher chat groups. — vesti
- Several schoolgirls were administratively punished for dancing to Russian songs. — vesti
- In August, the Verkhovna Rada's Committee on Humanitarian Policy supported draft law №15430, which bans playing Russian music in service sector establishments. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Russia is working to restore rights of Russian speakers in Ukraine, Lavrov says — Вести
- Lavrov stated that measures have been taken to restore the linguistic and religious rights of people, including in Ukraine — Интерфакс
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