A third of Ukrainians have called Russian their mother tongue. Russian statues and cultural markers abound. Are these influences inherently toxic? The war is prompting emotional conversations.

The issue of the Ukrainian language and who speaks it has become highly politicised during the Russian invasion. Vladimir Putin has even used it as a cover to annex some occupied areas of Ukraine ...

“As a Russian heritage speaker I firmly believe that the Russian language has value outside of its strategic positioning as the language of the enemy. Russian — just like every other language — is a ...

Russian-speakers in Ukraine are struggling to learn a new tongue The two languages are more different than Vladimir Putin pretends ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is receiving both criticism and praise online over remarks he made about the languages of ethnic minorities in the diverse country.

Vladimir Putin has not been known to speak English during official meetings, but the Russian President is understood to have ...

If we keep on insisting that Russia gets to keep invaded areas of Ukraine based on the language spoken there, we’re setting ourselves up to losing South Florida to Spain. ¡Dios mío!

The New York Times has reported that during his talks with US President Donald Trump in Alaska, Russian leader Vladimir Putin ...

In Russia's Komi region, a man arrested for a protest over Aleksei Navalny's jailing got into a yelling match with a judge over his right to speak his native language in court.

Russia's parliament approves legislation ending the rights of the 85 regions, republic and territories to mandate compulsory regional language lessons.

Vladimir Putin claimed he was protecting Russian speakers. His invasion has instead made speaking Ukrainian a global symbol of defiance.