UN declares support for language diversity over Kiev’s law on Russian language The UN has declared support for language diversity following a bill signed by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. This legislation removes the Russian language from the protections afforded by the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. The UN’s stance emphasizes the importance of protecting various languages within regions.

• The UN supports language diversity.
• Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky signed a bill impacting the Russian language.
• The bill removes Russian from the list of languages protected under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.