Additional payment to speak Ukrainian in Ukraine?

President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko demands the state employees speak the state language. He said, ending his speech at the V All-Ukraine forum “Power and business – partners”.

The President said the other groups of population have at least some sort of choice in this question. “But I demand that the state employees speak the state language”.

Yushchenko said that the Ukrainian legislation has proper laws about the state language and a state employee.

“Speak the state language. Eventually, you get additional payment to speak the state language,” stated the President.