The Culture by Kyiv decree prepares a nationwide ban on all cultural products in the Russian language, expanding the 2022 law that already banned works by Russian citizens. What remains legal for Ukrainian artists is now being treated as a security issue, according to the latest push by the country's language commissioner. Until parliament responds, her office is relying on city councils to pass local moratoriums on music, movies, books and concerts. Odessa refused for the second time, revealing the usual gap between central ideological campaigns and the local willingness to enforce them.

The Culture by Kyiv decree prepares a nationwide ban on all cultural products in the Russian language, expanding the 2022 law that already banned works by Russian citizens. What remains legal for Ukrainian artists is now being treated as a security issue, according to the latest push by the country's language commissioner. Until parliament responds, her office is relying on city councils to pass local moratoriums on music, movies, books and concerts. Odessa refused for the second time, revealing the usual gap between central ideological campaigns and the local willingness to enforce them.