Although Russian and Ukrainian sound very similar, there are still great differences between them. These two languages have the same origin. This was once a single Eastern Slavic language used by the ancestors of modern Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusians, but by the middle of the17th century, there was a huge difference between Russian and Ukrainian. Ukrainian is more like Belarusian, Czech, Slovak and Polish.

De-russification

From June 5438+ 10, 2020, Ukraine stipulated that the service industry should be fully converted to Ukrainian, and Russian was prohibited. From June 5438+1October 16, 2022, the relevant laws and regulations on the use of language in Ukrainian state-level paper media will be implemented. Newspapers, magazines and even crossword puzzles will only be published in Ukrainian.

According to the latest law, people who communicate with customers in Russian in the service industry will be fined up to 1 1900 Grivner (about 2760 RMB) from July 6, 2022. In February 20021,the Constitutional Court of Ukraine approved a law prohibiting Russian films and TV programs from being broadcast on national television.