It’s the highest award a French president can provide to a counterpart.
Paris:
President Emmanuel Macron has bestowed the Legion of Honour on Ukraine’s chief Volodymyr Zelenskiy throughout a go to to Paris.
It’s the highest award a French president can provide to a counterpart, the Elysee Palace mentioned in an in a single day assertion.
Hommage à l’Ukraine et à son peuple.
Hommage à toi, cher Volodymyr, pour ton braveness et ton engagement. pic.twitter.com/6sN2iVUWrl— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) February 9, 2023
“A salute to Ukraine and its individuals. A salute to you, pricey Volodymyr, in your braveness and dedication,” Macron wrote on social media.
Zelenskiy instructed Macron and Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz late on Wednesday that they’d the chance to be “recreation changers” within the struggle in opposition to Russia by not hesitating in delivering heavy weapons and trendy fighter jets to Ukraine.
A video posted by the Elysee presidential palace confirmed Macron handing the medal to Zelenskiy, wearing his trademark khaki apparel, in an opulent room. The 2 males shared a heat embrace and held palms as Zelenskiy responded to Macron.
“I mentioned to the president, I mentioned I feel it is an excessive amount of for me, and that is why I tackle it (the ornament) after all for all of our individuals, the Ukrainians, for our society. And an amazing honour to be right here,” Zelenskiy is heard telling these within the room.
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