Zelenskyy awards Order of Princess Olha to Melania Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has conferred the Order of Princess Olha, 1st Class, on US First Lady Melania Trump.

Source: Decree No. 1079/2026 of 2 November, posted on the president's website

Details: The decree states that the US First Lady has been honoured for her significant personal contribution to humanitarian efforts in support of Ukraine, her active defence of human rights and her charitable work to save Ukrainian children and other citizens affected by Russian aggression, including those unlawfully deported or forcibly displaced from territories of Ukraine temporarily occupied by Russia.

Background:

• Through the mediation of Melania Trump, a humanitarian mission was conducted in temporarily occupied Oleshky in Kherson Oblast.
• Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets said he and his Russian counterpart, Yana Lantratova, have agreed to approach Melania Trump with a proposal to extend the humanitarian mission in Oleshky to other settlements where the situation is dire.
• On 3 November, Melania Trump agreed to hold a meeting with representatives of Ukraine and Russia regarding the humanitarian mission conducted in Oleshky. Ukrinform reported that Lubinets and Davyd Arakhamiia, head of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction, are expected to attend the meeting on behalf of Ukraine.

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