Putin bans use of foreign language words: History of loanwords in Russian

Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022, Putin has said that he wants to "protect" the country from a "degenerate" West

On Tuesday, Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, signed a law banning government officials from using foreign words when carrying out their duties. Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022, Putin has said he wants to "protect" the country from a "degenerate" West. According to a report by Reuters, he believes the West is trying to destroy Russia.

"When using Russian as the state language of the Russian Federation, it is not allowed to use words and expressions that do not correspond to the norms of modern Russian...with the exception of foreign words which do not have widely-used corresponding equivalents