It is no longer considered a mistake to write the words «путін», «росія», «рф», «кремль» in lowercase — officially in Ukraine

In Ukraine, an important linguistic and legal process has concluded, which many are already calling a symbolic milestone of wartime. After the National Commission on State Language Standards approved the "Ukrainian Orthography" as the standard of the state language on March 1, 2026, the issue of writing words like "росія", "рф", "кремль", "путін" and several other designations in lowercase letters has gained not only public but also normative significance. The Commission clarified back in 2023: such writings can be qualified as not deviating from the norms of the Ukrainian language in unofficial texts.

This is an important aspect, without which the topic can easily be distorted.

In Ukraine, the general rule of writing proper names with capital letters in all areas has not been abolished. It specifically concerns unofficial texts — for example, in columns, blogs, social networks, author materials, personal journalism — forms like "росія", "рф", "москва", "московія", "державна дума рф" and similar in lowercase are officially permissible and are not considered a language error. This is enshrined in the Commission's clarification dated September 15, 2023, prepared taking into…

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