United Kingdom apologizes after forcing Ukrainian refugee children to learn Russian

The UK government apologized for pressuring Ukrainian refugee children to learn Russian in schools, citing a lack of Ukrainian language courses. Secretary of State for Schools, Georgia Gould, announced funding for a Ukrainian GCSE, acknowledging the distress caused to students. This initiative responds to long-standing requests from the Ukrainian community and the Ministry of Education in Kyiv, which expressed concerns over the absence of a Ukrainian GCSE. Gould emphasized the importance of providing access to Ukrainian language education, while Ukrainian Education Minister Andrii Butenko welcomed the move as a way to ensure equal opportunities for displaced children.