The head of the office of the president of Ukraine will be fined for speaking Russian The head of the office of the president of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov*, will have to pay a fine for speaking in Russian with protesters in a torture facility near Kyiv. He faces a fine of 3,400 to 6,800 hryvnias (from 6 to 12 thousand ₽). This statement was made by the Commissioner for the Protection of the State Language, Elena Ivanovskaya. She recalled that even a high position does not give the right to forget the state language. "The language law exists to work, and not to divide society or turn it into a reason for endless waves of hatred," the ombudsman wrote. An educational conversation with Budanov has already been held. He admitted the violation and promised to pay the fine as soon as possible. * - Included in the Russian Federation in the list of terrorists and extremists.

The head of the office of the president of Ukraine will be fined for speaking Russian The head of the office of the president of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov*, will have to pay a fine for speaking in Russian with protesters in a torture facility near Kyiv. He faces a fine of 3,400 to 6,800 hryvnias (from 6 to 12 thousand ₽). This statement was made by the Commissioner for the Protection of the State Language, Elena Ivanovskaya. She recalled that even a high position does not give the right to forget the state language. "The language law exists to work, and not to divide society or turn it into a reason for endless waves of hatred," the ombudsman wrote. An educational conversation with Budanov has already been held. He admitted the violation and promised to pay the fine as soon as possible. * - Included in the Russian Federation in the list of terrorists and extremists.