In three months, the Russian language should almost completely disappear from Ukrainian television, said language ombudsman Taras Kremin.
He wrote that on July 17, Clause 6 of Part 8 of Article 40 of the Law "On Media" comes into force, which strengthens the requirements for the use of the state language in the broadcasts of Ukrainian-language programs.
According to the ombudsman, after July 17, the use of non-state language on airwaves is allowed only in stable expressions, short phrases or individual words approved by the program participants.
"All speeches, interviews, comments, explanations, questions, individual remarks in a non-state language must be translated, dubbed or voiced in Ukrainian. This will contribute to the termination of the Ukrainian-Russian bilingual regime in television and radio broadcasts," Kremin said.
At the same time, according to him, the law still allows no more than 10% of broadcasting in Russian between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
