Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, via recorded video, was honored at the National Constitution Center on Monday as the 2022 recipient of the Liberty Medal. It comes with a $100,000 prize, which he said he will donate to a new Ukrainian Veteran Fund.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, appearing via recorded video, was honored at the National Constitution Center on Monday night as the 2022 recipient of the Liberty Medal.
Jeffrey Rosen, president of the National Constitution Center, read a letter from President Joe Biden, who called Zelensky a “rare patriot.” The medal comes with a $100,000 prize, which Zelensky said he will donate to a new Ukrainian Veteran Fund. Zelensky’s video acceptance speech was introduced by Iryna Mazur, honorary consul to Ukraine in Philadelphia, who told the audience in attendance and viewers watching the event livestream that “[i]f you are here today, as a guest or as a sponsor, it means President Zelensky has touched your heart. He, together with the entire Ukrainian nation, have become a symbol of unity, strength and uncompromised desire for independence, for the basic human right to be free and to choose your own future.
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