The ex-president of Ukraine complained about the unwillingness of fellow citizens to learn the Ukrainian language.

Millions of Ukrainians still do not know and do not want to learn the Ukrainian language. This was announced on May 18 by former President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko.

"The indifference of millions who may not form a position, who may say, well, I don't know the move, 40 years old, but I don't know," he said in an interview for Natalia Moseychuk's YouTube channel.

He stressed that without knowledge of the national language, the citizens of Ukraine will not have statehood. According to him, language determines subjectivity by two thirds. Yushchenko stressed that this issue mainly concerns middle-aged citizens who do not consider it necessary to know the Ukrainian language.

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On May 9, Ukrainian Language Ombudsman Olena Ivanovska reported that the authorities were thinking about creating a coordinating council on language policy, whose task would be to counteract the spread of the Russian language in the country. According to her, the Russian language is still the main instrument of international communication.

A survey among citizens of the Ukrainian capital in the Kiev Digital application on May 4 showed that less than a third of Kiev residents communicate exclusively in Ukrainian. Only 32% of residents of the capital of Ukraine communicate in Ukrainian everywhere, 14% — in government offices, 13% — in shops and cafes, 11% — at work.