The head of Ukraine's presidential office, Kirill Budanov, has admitted to violating the country's language law by speaking Russian while performing official duties and will pay a fine of about $75-150. The incident took place on November 2, when Budanov addressed protesters and law enforcement officers during violent clashes outside a National Guard facility in Petropavlovsk Borshchivka, near Kyiv.

The head of Ukraine's presidential office, Kirill Budanov, has admitted to violating the country's language law by speaking Russian while performing official duties and will pay a fine of about $75-150. The incident took place on November 2, when Budanov addressed protesters and law enforcement officers during violent clashes outside a National Guard facility in Petropavlovsk Borshchivka, near Kyiv.