PHILADELPHIA — The National Constitution Center will award its 2022 Liberty Medal to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The award is given each year to people who have worked to protect freedom around the world. Zelenskyy will be honored “for his heroic defense of liberty in the face of Russian tyranny” during the war in Ukraine, the center announced Monday.
“President Zelenskyy has bravely led the Ukrainian people in their defense of freedom against Russian tyranny, and his courage has inspired people around the world to defend liberal democracy and the rule of law,” Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, said in a statement.