Lviv Mayor Threatened to Ban Russian Speech During Daytime

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Mayor of Lviv Threatens to Ban Russian Speech During Daytime: Lenta.Ru

Lviv Mayor Andrey Sadovy has devised a way to circumvent the law “On the Fundamentals of State Language Policy,” which, if adopted, would elevate the status of the Russian language in Ukraine. According to Novyny Zakarpattia, Sadovy proposed banning the use of regional languages in the city during daytime.

“We already have experience in opposing phenomena harmful to the Ukrainian nation,” the publication quotes the Lviv mayor as saying. “Last year, as part of the fight against alcoholism, we banned the sale of alcoholic beverages during the dark hours — that is, when alcoholism flourished most. And now, in the same way, we will ban the use of regional languages during daylight hours.”

“And since all official structures work during the day, the Kolesnichenko-Kivalov law will remain only on paper in Lviv,” Sadovy concluded.

Novyny Zakarpattia, citing the mayor’s statement, also reported that the Lviv City Council is currently preparing a bill restricting the use of the Russian language in the city.

However, Sadovy’s press service denied this information. Press service head Kristina Protsak assured that the mayor of Lviv would not ban speaking Russian.

“The mayor has no such intentions. This is not about a ban on the Russian language. The mayor expressed his position on this issue (regarding the adopted law),” she told RIA Novosti.

Sadovy has not previously hidden his negative attitude toward the “language” bill. In particular, last weekend he initiated a prayer service in the city in defense of the Ukrainian language, which was attended by several hundred people.

According to the draft law submitted to the Ukrainian parliament by deputies from the Party of Regions Sergey Kivalov and Vadim Kolesnichenko, the Russian language could receive regional status in those regions of the republic where it is the native language for at least ten percent of the population. The document, which sparked mass protests in Ukraine, passed its second reading in the Verkhovna Rada on July 3. Its consideration in the Ukrainian parliament was also accompanied by scandals and scuffles (the opposition sees the document as a threat to the status of the Ukrainian language). Currently, for the sixth day, a protest against the adoption of the bill continues in Kyiv.

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