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Did Ukraine just make English official?
Summary
A look back at the law on English signed on 27 June 2024 and the ICC warrants issued two days earlier.
What had changed in Ukraine's politics and law by 28 June 2024? Two developments from the preceding days framed the moment, one domestic and one international.
On 27 June 2024, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a law establishing English as an official language of international communication in Ukraine.
Two days earlier, on 25 June 2024, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants in its investigation in Ukraine. They named Valery Gerasimov, Russia's Chief of the General Staff, and Sergei Shoigu, the former defence minister.
The two items were unrelated in subject. Together they marked a few days in which Kyiv formalised a language role for international communication and the court's Ukraine investigation produced warrants for senior Russian military figures.
