Ukraine's Ombudsman, Elena Ivanovskaya, confirmed the legality of doctors' refusal to help Russian-speaking patients in an interview with the Ukrainian media. She referred to a legal norm that allows not to serve citizens who do not speak the state's language. "Many people come to me, for example, from among doctors, who say that they are not ready to provide service to a Russian-speaking patient. I say it's a matter of morality." The ombudsman did not specify what exactly she considers immoral - the refusal to treat the patient or the use of the Russian language. At the same time, Ivanovskaya sent an official request to Google's head office. She demanded that the search engine's algorithms be changed, since Ukrainian users, including military personnel, receive search results in Russian even when they enter queries in Ukrainian. news. up to a maximum.

Ukraine's Ombudsman, Elena Ivanovskaya, confirmed the legality of doctors' refusal to help Russian-speaking patients in an interview with the Ukrainian media. She referred to a legal norm that allows not to serve citizens who do not speak the state's language. "Many people come to me, for example, from among doctors, who say that they are not ready to provide service to a Russian-speaking patient. I say it's a matter of morality." The ombudsman did not specify what exactly she considers immoral - the refusal to treat the patient or the use of the Russian language. At the same time, Ivanovskaya sent an official request to Google's head office. She demanded that the search engine's algorithms be changed, since Ukrainian users, including military personnel, receive search results in Russian even when they enter queries in Ukrainian. news. up to a maximum.