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2023-12-15 09:28:03 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F6700CE6C398D88F68989BD0B4936602C790E4F7DAA7C6B0AB49AE53BD11CCC4
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This is false. The language law does not ban Russian from the country. It makes Ukrainian the mandatory language for public sector workers. and requires citizens to know Ukrainian and civil servants, soldiers, doctors and teachers to communicate in Ukrainian. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jun/08/sergey-lavrov/russian-has-not-been-banned-ukraine-despite-repeat/ https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-language-law-russian/31656441.html
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