During the Concilation Group’s meeting of newly-elected Ukrainian MPs held on August 14, Vadym Rabinovych, a newly elected Ukrainian MP of the openly pro-Russian Opposition Platform – For Life party he co-chairs with Vladimir Putin’s political ally in Ukraine Viktor Medvedchuk, refused to deliver his comments and statements in Ukrainian, which the country’s legislation says is the only state language.
Ukrainian vs. Russian Language
UNIAN: Pro-Moscow deputy refuses to speak Ukrainian at official meeting
An activist holds a placard reading "France speaks French, Ukraine speaks Ukrainian" during a rally in front of the Ukrainian parliament in Kyiv on April 25, 2019.
