‘Nothing Wanting Extraordinary’: Zelensky Awarded 2023 Chatham Home PrizePublished 39 minutes in the past

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has been awarded a prestigious UK prize for his management and contribution to worldwide relations, the Chatham Home think-tank mentioned on Thursday.

The London-based analysis physique mentioned it had awarded Zelensky the 2023 Chatham Home Prize, hailing his transformation from actor-turned novice politician to wartime chief as “nothing wanting extraordinary”.

“The previous actor has unified his nation in defiance of a formidable foe,” the think-tank mentioned in an announcement.

“He has additionally created a brand new type of trendy diplomacy and management by his use of social media and direct communication with world leaders, marshalling a wide-ranging coalition in assist of Ukraine on the United Nations and past.”

“The individuals of Ukraine have confronted a relentless onslaught on this brutal invasion,” added Chatham Home director Bronwen Maddox.

“President Zelensky  has united his  nation in  resistance and counter-offensive, and demonstrated a mastery of worldwide diplomacy,” she mentioned.

Zelensky is anticipated to make a brief reside digital deal with to the think-tank’s annual convention on Thursday with a particular consultant amassing the award on his behalf.

Certainly one of his predecessors, Viktor Yuschenko, was a recipient of the Chatham Home Prize in 2005, in recognition of his position within the nation’s “Orange Revolution” after rigged presidential elections.

Accepting the award, he mentioned: “We’re satisfied that the important thing space in international coverage must be the European aspirations by Ukraine, primarily within the integration into the European Union and NATO.”

Yushchenko gained a protracted and bitterly fought presidential election in opposition to a pro-Moscow opponent backed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, after protests over voting fraud pressured a brand new poll to be held.

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