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Vladimir Zelensky signed a decree on awarding the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise of the second degree to the speakers of the parliaments of the partner countries of Ukraine. The document is published on the website of the office of the Ukrainian president.
The list of awardees includes 13 politicians. Among them are Speaker of the House of Representatives of the US Congress Nancy Pelosi, Chairman of the upper houses of the French Parliament Gerard Larcher. The order also includes the first persons of the parliaments of Poland, Germany, Switzerland, Estonia, Croatia, Norway, Latvia, Lithuania and Northern Macedonia. The reason for the award was “significant personal achievements in strengthening interstate cooperation, support for the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, a significant contribution to the popularization of the Ukrainian state in the world.”
This is not the first time Zelensky has handed out awards with such wording. In recent months, the Ukrainian leadership has also noted Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, Head of European Diplomacy Josep Barrel, as well as the CEO of the Turkish manufacturer of drones Bayraktar.