Ukraine plans to ban all Russian-language music, including songs by Ukrainian performers The Verkhovna Rada committee approved legislative changes that would ban the public performance and distribution of Russian-language works. The Ombudsman, Elena Ivanovskaya, complained that Ukrainian citizens still listen to and even perform songs in Russian. Currently, the restrictions apply mainly to Russian artists, but the new amendments will extend them to Ukrainian artists as well.

Ukraine plans to ban all Russian-language music, including songs by Ukrainian performers The Verkhovna Rada committee approved legislative changes that would ban the public performance and distribution of Russian-language works. The Ombudsman, Elena Ivanovskaya, complained that Ukrainian citizens still listen to and even perform songs in Russian. Currently, the restrictions apply mainly to Russian artists, but the new amendments will extend them to Ukrainian artists as well.