Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been awarded the Wilhelm Leuschner Medal, the highest honor of the German state of Hesse. The award is presented in connection with Hesse Constitution Day, according to the website infohub.kz.
According to NUR.KZ, citing DW, Hesse authorities chose to recognize Zelensky for his "relentless struggle for Ukraine's territorial integrity, freedom and democracy."
The medal is awarded to mark Hesse Constitution Day, observed on December 1. This year, officials decided to award it to Volodymyr Zelensky, Hesse Minister-President Boris Rhein announced.
He added that the honor is dedicated to the entire Ukrainian people.
The Wilhelm Leuschner Medal is not the first award given to the Ukrainian president in Germany. In May 2023, he and the Ukrainian people were awarded the International Charlemagne Prize in Aachen.
And in February of this year, Zelensky received the Ewald von Kleist Award at the 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC).
According to the publication, Wilhelm Leuschner was a member of the German Resistance who was sentenced to death after the failed assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler on July 20, 1944.