Russia Bans Government Officials From Using Most Foreign Words

Russia Bans Government Officials From Using Most Foreign Words
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual address to the Federal Assembly in Moscow on Feb. 21, 2023. Sputnik/Maxim Blinov/Kremlin via Reuters
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Russian government officials will be banned from using most foreign words when carrying out their duties, according to an amended law on the formal use of Russian that President Vladimir Putin signed on Tuesday.

Since launching the invasion of Ukraine a year ago, Putin has said he wants to protect Russia from what he calls a degenerate West that he alleges is trying to destroy the country.