“We see an ideology of hatred for everything Russian, hatred of Russians, hatred of anyone who is somehow linked to Russia,” he underscored.ĭmitry Vasilets, Deputy Head of the Ukrainian Trade Union of Law Workers, noting that he speaks on behalf of the millions of Russian citizens in Ukraine, added that speaking Russian was prohibited in schools beginning in 2020 and then in movie theatres, public buildings and other locations since 2021. There has also been a mass renaming of cities and streets the destruction of monuments and the seizure of churches. Ukrainian authorities have stopped any study of Russian language, eliminated it from schools, removed books and prohibited those in higher education from speaking it, even in private. Despite nearly one third of Ukraine’s population referring to Russian as its native language, the last 20 years have seen a deliberate shrinking of space. Kirill Vyshinsky, Executive Director of Rossiya Segodnya, detailing several examples of modern Ukrainian Russophobia, spotlighted the forceful expulsion of the Russian people, lies against Moscow and the open hatred of Russians.

The Security Council heard today dissenting assertions from three briefers - two calling attention to Russophobia in Ukraine and one countering that claim as a colonial endeavour to justify war crimes - in a meeting requested by the Russian Federation, as delegates weighed in with their own prescriptions. Other Briefers Declare Russian Language Gradually Being Destroyed

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