Ukraine’s 2012 Language Law to Stay Until New Bill Ready – Turchynov

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KIEV, March 3 (RIA Novosti) – Ukraine’s acting president Oleksandr Turchynov said on Monday that he would not approve the parliament’s decision to repeal the 2012 law allowing more than one official language until there is a legislation to replace it.

“Although the [2012] language law was unbalanced, I will not sign into law the parliament’s decision to repeal it until a new bill to protect all languages is passed,” he said.

Ukraine is split between the largely Ukrainian-speaking West and mostly Russian-speaking East, although many speak both or a mixture of the two known as “surzhyk.”

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