The mayor of the Ukrainian city of Novograd-Volynsky has made the initiative of the President of Petro Poroshenko to rename the state " Ukraine-Rus (Kievan Rus). About it is notified on the official city Council. in the text of the letter sent to the President, it is reported that " the name was stolen from the Ukrainian people, in conjunction with its glorious history ", reported the press service of the city Council. appropriate proposals will soon be submitted to the Verkhovna Rada, the government and the Association of Ukrainian cities for the discussion and recording the change in the Constitution. The mayor of Novograd-Volynsky has issued a decree on the initiation of changes and amendments to the basic law of the country related to its renaming.