Poroshenko: Russian language will never acquire the status of a state
The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that the Russian language will never acquire the status of a state. But to use it you will be at the level of local communities.

The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that the Russian language will never acquire the status of a state. But to use it you will be at the level of local communities.
At the meeting with the adepts of power and bodies of local self-government of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko announced that Ukraine must be only 1 language and this language is Ukrainian. However, the draft amendments to the Constitution, powers, which means decentralization of power, implies the possibility of using Russian population, but not gives it a national importance.
"The only state, constitutional language of Ukraine was, is and will be the Ukrainian language", - quotes "Interfax" of a word of the Ukrainian President. But then he added: "Local communities will have an absolute right to use all others, even the Russian language, in line with the Ukrainian". However, as to granting the Russian language the status of state of the question.
The draft amendments to the Constitution of the powers that allow decentralization of power, will address such as language and cultural spheres. National community will be entitled to speak their own native language. The Russian population of Ukraine, apparently, among other things, will receive the status of "national community".
"I am convinced that the most part of tasks, ranging from the use of language, including Russian, on the terrain of the community - this will be the powers of local authorities... According to the project, in the Constitution of a substantial part of humanitarian Affairs, expansion of economical powers will be offset by the significant increase of the responsibility of local communities," said Poroshenko.
Ukrainian favorite convinced that the project on decentralization in the country will lead to a significant reduction in tension in the South-East. However, he opposed giving the Russian language a state status.