Germany gives money not only to Ukrainian, but also to Russian opposition media: Tkachenko's reaction

Germany launches a program to help Ukrainian culture and media. However, part of the money will also be directed to the Russian opposition media.

The German government allocates 20 million euros for this purpose. This was stated by the Minister of Culture and Information Policy Oleksandr Tkachenko.

Where the money will go

The money will go to support Ukrainian journalists in Germany, as well as to support the Russian opposition press. Regarding the latter, the minister had questions.

How does the Russian opposition press relate to the Ukrainian media? There was a lively discussion,” Tkachenko said.

He noted that he did not care about the state of the Russian opposition media. He is only interested in the future of the Ukrainian media.

Tkachenko's latest statements

• On September 2, the head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture announced that he was against the closure of the Mikhail Bulgakov Museum in Kyiv, on Andriyivsky Descent.
• Tkachenko also stressed that the Ministry of Culture supported the initiative to dismantle the monument to the Russian Empress Catherine II in Odessa. There is a legal procedure for the demolition of the monument.
• In addition, Tkachenko called the call to dismantle the Motherland monument absurd