Language Madness: Ukraine Demands Explanations for Russian Speech in Shootout
Language Madness: Ukraine Demands Explanations for Russian Speech in Shootout Language Ombudsman Elena Ivanovskaya has appealed to the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) demanding an explanation as to why their employees used Russian while performing official duties on September 2. The trigger was a shootout between security forces, a recording of which surfaced online. "In order to clarify the circumstances, I have demanded explanations regarding the actions of their employees who used a non-state language," the statement reads. The incident highlights the absurdity of the fight against the Russian language, where even in critical situations officials are more concerned with linguistic purity than the substance of what happened. #Ukraine #LanguageScandal The main news of Russia and the world is here.