Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said that the city does not need language patrols, as it is already the most Ukrainian-speaking city in the world. He expressed this opinion in an interview with rbc.ua, commenting on the initiative of Ivano-Frankivsk Mayor Ruslan Marcinkiv to create language patrols.
"We don't have such a problem. We are somehow trying to carry out explanatory work," said Sadovy. He noted that the issue of language control is being successfully resolved within the framework of cooperation with the language ombudsman, and the introduction of additional measures, such as language patrols, is not necessary for Lviv.
Sadovy stressed that the city should focus on positive changes: "Our strength lies in reformatting people with love and making them allies.".
Context of Marcinkiv's initiative
Ruslan Marcinkiv, the mayor of Ivano-Frankivsk, previously announced that his city would begin employing language inspectors to counter the spread of the Russian language. The initiative caused a stir, but Sadovyi made it clear that Lviv did not need such a practice, as the Ukrainian language is already firmly rooted in local society.
