Reported by NewsOne.

“This is not a law on the functioning of the Ukrainian language or its protection. This is a law banning the Russian language. We will defend the right of people to speak Russian. Wrong when they break through the knee. They force them to abandon their native language, ”he said.

According to him, 30% of Ukrainians consider Russian as their native language, and we must reckon with this, and consideration of this law by the parliament is disrespectful to people.

“If they accept it, then we will have an appeal to the court. We will abolish the law in the Constitutional Court as an unconstitutional norm and protect the rights of people who want to speak Russian, ”he concluded.

Earlier, the presidential candidate of Ukraine showman Vladimir Zelensky said that the Ukrainian authorities do not need to oppress the Russian language.