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On the 29th anniversary of the referendum on Ukraine’s independence, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the word “independence” should be capitalized as a sign of “unlimited respect for all who have sought it for centuries.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed capitalizing the word “independence”. He wrote about this on his Telegram channel on December 1.
The president voiced this idea on the day Ukraine celebrates the 29th anniversary of the Ukrainian independence referendum on December 1, 1991.
“Although this is not stipulated by spelling rules, I believe that the word ‘independence’ should be capitalized. As a sign of unlimited respect for all who have searched for it for centuries, and as a symbol of how much it means to us.” . Zelensky said.
On the day of the referendum, according to Zelenskiy, more than 28 million people became a powerful voice of the Ukrainian people.
“Tell the whole world:” We want and we will live in our state, in a free Ukraine. ” Later, we will understand that achieving independence does not mean the final end of the struggle. This is the seventh year in a row. We are doing everything possible to achieve peace and return our territories, “the president emphasized.
the main thing Today, according to the president, lies in the fact that Ukraine has everything to become a powerful and competitive country.
“And Ukraine has every chance of becoming that very soon. But this is possible on one simple condition: if we all work together for this, our efforts,” he added.
The act of proclaiming the independence of Ukraine was adopted on August 24, 1991 at an extraordinary session of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
In the all-Ukraine referendum on December 1 of the same year, the decision to declare independence was supported by 90.32% of Ukrainians. The participation was 84.18%.
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine August 19, 2020 approved the plan to celebrate Independence Day.
