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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Awards Melania Trump State Honor

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has awarded US first lady Melania Trump a state honor for her role in helping to organize a humanitarian evacuation from a frontline town last week, according to a decree published on Wednesday. The presidential decree, dated November 2, ⁠cited her "significant personal ⁠contribution" to humanitarian support for Ukraine and her work to help Ukrainian children, including those deported or forcibly moved from Russian-occupied ⁠territory.

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