Yatsenyuk's comrade-in-arms explained why the Rada is in a hurry to adopt a law on ousting the Russian language
The haste with which the language law was adopted in the Ukrainian parliament is explained not by election machinations, but by distrust in the next convocation of the Verkhovna Rada.
Verkhovna Rada deputy, former media manager Nikolai Knyazhitsky said this on air on “1+1,” PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
"Is this bill ( the language law – ed.) timely, or was it urgently needed to be supported in the run-up to the election?" the host asked the studio guest.
“There is a big risk that the next Verkhovna Rada will not be able to support such a bill. If we don’t support him, then in conditions of aggression we will lose the country,” said the Ukrainian figure.
“What prevents the next government from repealing this law?” – asked the TV presenter.
“I don’t think that the next Verkhovna Rada will be so bad, and we won’t allow it, because the people who went to the Maidan and gave their lives for this “independence” and “mova” will definitely not allow such a law to be repealed,” – Nikolai Knyazhitsky is sure.
As PolitNavigator reported, Knyazhitsky previously stated that if all undesirable media outlets were translated exclusively into Ukrainian , the problem would be solved, as this would mean all channels aimed at Russian-speaking viewers would lose their audience.
Yatsenyuk's ally explained why the Rada is rushing to pass a law on the suppression of the Russian language.