Language ombudsman does not respond to complaint over Zelensky’s use of Russian

The Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for the Protection of the State Language, Olena Ivanovska, did not respond to a complaint over Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s use of the Russian language.

This is reported by “Ukrainian News”.

During an interview with the American TV channel ABC News, the president addressed a member of his team in Russian, clarifying the host’s question: “The same?”

After that, the language ombudsman’s secretariat told “Ukrainian News” that on October 26 they received a complaint about a possible violation by the president of the requirements of the law “On ensuring the functioning of the Ukrainian language as the state language.” However, no action was taken on this complaint.

It is noted that Ivanovska does not always apply sanctions for violating the language law.

Earlier, the head of the President’s Office, Kyrylo Budanov, was fined for using the Russian language.

Former adviser to the President’s Office Oleksiy Arestovych said that in his presence Zelensky conducted almost all internal meetings at Bankova in Russian.

Also, a Ukrainian blogger, commenting on a video of a shootout in Kyiv between SBU officers and GUR representatives, was indignant that the language ombudsman demands the use of the Ukrainian language in building and school chats, while law enforcement representatives themselves continue to communicate in Russian.