Almost fifty percent of Ukrainians are ready to provide Russian a second state language, writes.

According to a survey conducted by the Kyiv international Institute of sociology, 47, 5% of Ukrainian citizens are ready to make Russian the second official language for the sake of peace in the country. Against such actions expressed by 38% of respondents.

above the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has stated many times that the only state language in the country will be Ukrainian." I am ready to submit to referendum the question of the second state language and the issue of federalization, and I am sure that the Ukrainian people will say its a resounding " No!", - said Poroshenko at the meeting with students of Chernihiv national pedagogical University named after Shevchenko.

After the change of power in Ukraine in February 2014 the majority of the inhabitants of the South-Eastern regions did not realize the legitimacy of the new authorities and demanded federalization of the country, and then independence for their regions. In may 2015, Poroshenko has said that Ukraine will not be a Federation, but the authorities are ready to decentralization. In General, Poroshenko noted that Ukraine exists and will be a unitary state, and has repeatedly stated that he is ready to put to referendum the question of federalism, the question of the state language.

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