Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has awarded Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anusauskas with the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, one of the highest state honours.

Source: Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania on Twitter

Details: The Lithuanian Defence Ministry said Anusauskas was awarded the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 3rd Class.

"This [Ukrainian] state award is a tribute to the entire Lithuania for supporting Ukraine," the Defence Ministry tweeted.

🇱🇹Lithuanian Minister of National Defence @a_anusauskas was awarded today with the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, third class, by the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. This 🇺🇦state award is a tribute to the entire Lithuania for supporting Ukraine. #WeStandWithUkraine pic.twitter.com/BCKYszPPX6

— Lithuanian MOD 🇱🇹 (@Lithuanian_MoD) August 24, 2023

Anusauskas tweeted, in Ukrainian, thanking President Zelenskyy: "I am grateful to President Zelenskyy for the award!"

As of the time of this news being posted, the Office of the President of Ukraine has not shared a decree decorating Anusauskas with the award.

Reference: The Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise was established in 1995 and is awarded to citizens of Ukraine and other countries for outstanding services to the Ukrainian state and people.

Background:

• During his visit to Ukraine on 23 August, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda presented Lithuanian state awards to Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, and Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov.

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