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Ukraine removes Russian from list of protected minority languages under ... President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed Law No. 4699-IX, which removes the Russian language from the list of languages that are subject to protection under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. According to Ukrinform, this was announced on Facebook by Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk. Stefanchuk stressed that signing the law is an important step in protecting Ukraine’s linguistic environment and fulfilling its European commitments. “The Russian language has been removed from the list of languages to which Ukraine applies the provisions of the Charter. This is a fair and logical decision. The language of the aggressor state cannot enjoy protection instruments designed to support the languages of indigenous peoples and national minorities,” he said. He added that Ukraine protects its state language, respects linguistic and cultural diversity, and eliminates privileges previously associated with Russian imperial influence. “This is a decision about dignity, justice, and linguistic security of Ukraine,” Stefanchuk said. Read also: Zelensky enacts NSDC decision on Ukraine’s Cou…

Zelensky removes Russian from Ukraine's list of protected minority ... Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law removing Russian from the list of languages covered by the EuropeanCharterfor Regional or Minority Languages, Verkhovna Rada Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk announced. Stefanchuk called the move an important step toward protecting Ukraine’s language and fulfilling the country’s European obligations, arguing that Russian had no place in a charter designed to safeguard minority and indigenous languages. According to the Ukrainian news outletYevropeiska Pravda, each signatory country is responsible for designating its own list of protected languages at the time of ratification. Russian was originallyincludedon that list. The Verkhovna Rada introduced a bill in December 2024 and passed it roughly a year later. The legislation clarified the Ukrainian translation of the charter and dropped both Russian and Moldovan (which linguists consider a form of Romanian) from the list. At Meduza, we are committed to transparency about our use of artificial intelligence in the newsroom. The story you’re reading was written by one of our living, breathing journalists and transl…

UN declares support for language diversity over Kiev’s law on Russian language Vladimir Zelensky earlier signed a bill removing the Russian language from the list of languages protected under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages

Zelensky Signs Law Removing Russian Language From Minority Protection President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law that removes the Russian language from the list of languages protected under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages in Ukraine. According to Ukraine’s parliament, Verkhovna Rada , the change is set out in Law No. 14120, which adjusts how Kyiv applies the charter domestically, reflecting a broader shift in JOIN US ON TELEGRAM Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . language policy during the Russian war against Ukraine. The chairman of Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, called the measure a “fair decision,” arguing that the language of the aggressor state cannot benefit from protection tools created to support the languages of national communities and indigenous people. “Ukraine protects the state language, respects linguistic and cultural diversity, and deprives the Russian imperial influence of the privileges that it has been abusing for years,” Stefanchuk wrote in his statement , describing the law as a step of “dignity, justice and the language security of Ukraine.” Under the new rules, application of the European Charter is pre…

Zelensky removes Russian from Ukraine’s list of protected minority languages under European charter <p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law removing Russian from the list of languages covered by the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, Verkhovna Rada Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk announced.<p>

Zelensky Signs Law Removing Russian Language From Minority Protection What to know:President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law removing Russian from minority language protections under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages in Ukraine, with parliamentary speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk calling it a “fair decision.” President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law that removes the Russian language from the list of languages protected under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages in Ukraine. According to Ukraine’s parliament,Verkhovna Rada, the change is set out in Law No. 14120, which adjusts how Kyiv applies the charter domestically, reflecting a broader shift in Follow our coverage of the war on the@Kyivpost_official. language policy during the Russian war against Ukraine. The chairman of Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, called the measure a “fair decision,” arguing that the language of the aggressor state cannot benefit from protection tools created to support the languages of national communities and indigenous people. “Ukraine protects the state language, respects linguistic and cultural diversity, and deprives the Russian imperial influence o…

Ukraine's parliament strips Russian from 'protected minority language' list Culture Ukraine's parliament strips Russian from 'protected minority language' list December 3, 2025 6:19 pm • 3 min read Prefer on Google by Kate Tsurkan Photo for illsutrative purposes. An activist holds a banner that reads "If language didn't matter, people wouldn't be killed for it" during a rally in support of Ukrainian language on July 26, 2025 in Odesa, Ukraine. (Photo by Viacheslav Onyshchenko/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images) The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, passed on Dec. 3 an ammendment removing Russian from the list of languages protected under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. "Today we have finally restored historical justice and turned the page on years of distortions that were used for political pressure and to legitimize Russification. We have demonstrated our maturity as a European state," Language Ombudsman Olena Ivanovska said on Dec. 3. Culture Minister Tetyana Berezhna also praised the ammendment, saying that it "allows us to genuinely protect the languages that need it while strengthening Ukrainian as the state language." Moldovan was also remove…

Ukraine removes Russian from protected languages - Demócrata Follow us 1 minute 1 minute 2 minutes 1 minute 1 minute The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has ratified this Friday a new norm that excludes Russian from the catalog of languages protected by the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. This is an international convention of the Council of Europe, adopted in 1992, which serves to safeguard and promote the use of minority languages without official status within European states. The president of Parliament, Ruslan Stefanchuk, has publicly supported this decision, endorsed by the Chamber at the beginning of December 2025, and has underlined that, with this reform, "Ukraine defends the state language, respects linguistic and cultural diversity, and eliminates the Russian imperial influence from the privileges it has abused for years". "This is a just and exemplary decision. The language of the aggressor state cannot use the protection tools designed to support the languages of indigenous peoples and national communities," he stated in a message disseminated on his social media. The law specifies that, in Ukrainian territory, the provisions of…