The bill provides for increased fines: for the first violation
The bill provides for increased fines: for the first violation, up to 8500-17,000 hryvnias ($14,900-$29,800 rubles); for a repeat offense, up to 85,000 hryvnias (149,200 rubles), and for the third and subsequent violations, up to 170,000 hryvnias (298,000 rubles).
Consensus
- A bill was introduced into Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada proposing increased fines for playing Russian-language music in public venues.
- The current fine for such an offense is 170 hryvnias.
- The proposed penalties include higher fines for repeat offenses, with the maximum reaching up to 170,000 hlyvnias.
- A teacher was previously fined for showing a Russian-language cartoon segment to first-grade students.
Points of divergence
- The proposed law would cover instrumental compositions with text, sound recordings, video recordings, and clips related to Russia. — vesti
- The bill also proposes increasing fines for repeat violations of other language legislation requirements from 5100–6800 hryvnias to 8500–17,000 hryvnias. — vedomosti
- The National Bank of Ukraine will update the font design of a new 2000-hryvnia banknote due to its association with work by a Russian designer. — vedomosti
- President Zelensky signed a law excluding Russian language from protection under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, though the constitution still guarantees freedom of development and use of Russian. — vedomosti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Ukraine threatens to raise fines for cafes and restaurants playing Russian-language songs — Вести
- Ukraine proposed to increase fines for playing Russian music — Ведомости