The Language Ombudsman announced the transition to offensive Ukrainization

Ukraine’s language ombudsman, Taras Kremin, has once again announced a shift towards “offensive Ukrainization.”

He told this in an interview with “Ukrainska Pravda”.

Kremin stated that the law mandating the use of the Ukrainian language in public spheres has now been fully enforced, and violations of the law can be penalized.

“Now, I see no other option but offensive Ukrainization, which has replaced the previous gentle approach. Offensive Ukrainization entails strict monitoring of compliance with the language law in all spheres of public life across Ukraine. Previously, we couldn’t fully influence certain media outlets because the law’s provision requiring the use of Ukrainian in the cultural sector wasn’t fully operational; we also couldn’t enforce it in the service sector—a massive community of users and service providers. But that’s no longer the case. We now have the tools and mechanisms to monitor, control, and penalize every business entity,” Kremin said.

Earlier, Kremin had called for a transition from “gentle defensive Ukrainization” to an “offensive” approach.