During his campaign Yushchenko emphasized that his being painted as a proponent of the closure of Russian schools frequently made by his opponents is entirely baseless and stated his view that the issue of school language, as well as the churches, should be left to local communities.
尤先科在竞选期间强调，他被他的反对派常常描绘成一个积极推动关闭俄语学校者是完全毫无根据的，他认为学校语言问题，以及教堂语言应由当地社区决定。