Ukraine will no longer have geographical names linked to Russia

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16:55, 21.03.2023
Author Evgenia Ruban
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on 21 March, the Verkhovna Rada adopted draft law No 7253 on geographic names.

"248 deputies voted in favour and 1 voted against.

The draft law proposes to amend the Law of Ukraine "On geographical names" regarding decolonization of toponymy and regulation of the use of geographical names in Ukrainian settlements by prohibiting to assign geographical objects that glorify, perpetuate, promote or symbolize the occupant state or its prominent monuments.

This means that in the future all pro-Russian names of streets, cities and other objects should be renamed.

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Eugenia Ruban writes about political and economic news. She looks at large-scale phenomena in Ukrainian politics and economics from the perspective of how they will affect ordinary Ukrainians.

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