Kiev passes law strengthening Ukranian language usage The Ukrainian parliament passes a law enforcing the use of Ukrainian language in official settings, in a move likely to rile Russian-speaking areas of the country and Moscow. Lawmakers approved the measure, which also increases the quota for Ukrainian-language television and radio programming, days after Russian-speaking Volodymyr Zelensky was elected president. IMAGES of the vote in the parliament, of supporters in the street welcoming the law and SOUNDBITES of two female supporters of the law