UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with the Sir Winston Churchill Management Award, drawing comparisons between the 2 leaders in instances of crises.
Zelenskyy accepted the award by video hyperlink throughout a ceremony at Johnson's London workplace on Tuesday that was attended by members of the Churchill household, Ukrainian Ambassador Vadym Prystaiko and Ukrainians who've acquired coaching from British troopers.
Johnson recalled how Zelenskyy confirmed on 24 February that Russia had invaded, including: “In that second of supreme disaster, you confronted a take a look at of management that was, in its means, as extreme as Churchill’s problem in 1940.”
Zelenskyy thanked Johnson and the UK for his or her help.
The 2 males have fashioned a detailed relationship since Johnson grew to become the primary chief of a G7 nation to go to Ukraine after Russia's invasion. Earlier this month, Zelenskyy mentioned he was saddened when Johnson give up as Conservative Social gathering chief after months of ethics scandals.
The Ukrainian chief acquired a standing ovation within the British Parliament in March, when he invoked one among Churchill's most well-known speeches and vowed to struggle Russian troops within the air, sy sea and on the streets.
The Churchill management award was first offered in 2006. Previous recipients embrace Prince Charles, former British Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and John Main, and former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
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