The head of the presidential office, Kirill Budanov, has admitted to violating Ukraine's language law and will pay a statutory fine, officials said. The decision followed an incident outside a National Guard facility where Budanov spoke Russian in public.

The head of the presidential office, Kirill Budanov, has admitted to violating Ukraine's language law and will pay a statutory fine, officials said. The decision followed an incident outside a National Guard facility where Budanov spoke Russian in public.