Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a “decolonization” law passed by the Verkhovna Rada, implying a ban on naming geographical objects associated with Russia, its sights or historical events. This is stated on the website of the Ukrainian Parliament.
Earlier it was reported that the Verkhovna Rada. registered A bill prohibiting Russians from owning land in Ukraine.
It proposes to ban the granting of Russians the right to use land, land and forest lands, subsoil, as well as water bodies. The document also proposes to consolidate a ban on Russian activities in the exclusive (maritime) economic zone of Ukraine.
Before that, the Verkhovna Rada supported A bill on the “decolonization” of place names associated with Russia. The authors of the document noted that at least 90 streets, streets and squares in Kiev have “Russian” names, and there are even more such objects in other cities, including Kharkov, Zaporozhye, Krivoy Rog and Western Ukraine.