Zelensky awards Melania Trump Ukraine’s Order of Princess Olga

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded U.S. First Lady Melania Trump the Order of Princess Olga, 1st Class, for her significant contribution to humanitarian support for Ukraine.

The decree to that effect, No. 1079/2026, has been published on the website of the President's Office, CE Report quotes Ukrinform.

Melania Trump received the award for her significant personal contribution to humanitarian support for Ukraine, active human rights and charitable activities aimed at saving Ukrainian children and citizens affected by Russian aggression, as well as those illegally deported and forcibly transferred from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine by the Russian Federation.

In addition, Marc Beckman, Exclusive Senior Advisor to the U.S. First Lady, has received the Golden Heart award.

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According to Decree No. 1084/2026, the award was granted for his significant personal contribution to providing humanitarian assistance to Ukrainian citizens and supporting efforts to rescue and evacuate civilians from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

As Ukrinform reported, U.S. First Lady Melania Trump played the leading public role in initiating and mediating a localized ceasefire in Russian-occupied Oleshky in the Kherson region, which enabled a humanitarian operation to be carried out. Meanwhile, Beckman coordinated the operation.

Melania Trump said she would host a meeting at the White House on November 5 with representatives of Ukraine and Russia to discuss a ceasefire in Oleshky, Kherson region.

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