President Zelenskyy is being recognized for his heroic defiance of Russian aggression.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be honored with this year's Liberty Medal on Monday.The ceremony takes place at the National Constitution Center in Old City.Delaware Senator Chris Coons, who recently met with Zelenskyy, will speak Monday evening.The Liberty Medal award honors men and women of courage and conviction who strive to secure the blessings of liberty to people around the globe, and is presented with a $100,000 prize.
Organizers say President Zelenskyy announced his plans to allocate the prize to the newly established Ukrainian Veteran Fund with the Ministry of Veteran Affairs of Ukraine. Past recipients have included U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Senator John McCain, U.S. Representative John Lewis, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet and Malala Yousafzai.
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